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The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
Declares Clerk Began
Theft Soon After
Getting Position
TRIAL is BEING
PUSHED RAPIDLY
Jury Secured First Day
and Testimony May
End Saturday

That Anthony J. Kloka. on trial
before Judge Connolly and a jury.
took thousands OF dollars each year
during the four years ne was county
mortgage tax clerk is what the
state has undertaken 10 prove. &C.
cording 10 the opening address made
10 the jury. Thursday morning. by
Alex J. Groesbeck, attorney general.
I'VE will prove that only a snort
time after July /. 1918. when Kioka
was appointed TO once, he began
10 appropriate the county's money
for his own use" declared the attor.
ney-general.
Anthony J. kloka is a master Cf
fraudulent manipulation OF books
and accounts" continued Groesbeck.
land We will prove beyond the per
adventure OF a doubt that he Is a
most accomplished embezzler."
The encouragement outlined In
detail exactly what Kloka's duties
were. He explained In full the sys-
TEN used in the tressurer's Office,
which has been characterized by
Auditor Charles A. Buhrer as the
result OF 20 years OF constant effort
20 perfect.
Kloka was really the head OF three
distinct collection departments,
C;roesbock said His duties were to
collect mortgage taxes. and 20 col
lcct taxes on bonds covered by Acts
139 and i42 OF the state legislature.
Under the provisions OF Act 1879.
Groesbeck said, the receipt could he
shown by rubber stamp impression
made on the bond On mortgage
and bonds. the taxes OF which are
governed by other state laws. tho
clerk was Obliged 10 give a regular
receipt and 10 paste II on the bond
OF mortgage.
During August. 1916" Groesbeck
declared. "Kloka stole $4,000 from
the mortgage department and took
funds from Other departments to-
cover tho shortage In an EFFORT 10
mike his books balance. During
rho year Of 1916 Kloka took S23.
30oS2 which we can conclusivcly
prove
Mr.. Groesbeck said that Kloka
handled from si00.0o0 20 $500. .000
annually, and was given a salary
OF 800 year. Later this was
Increased 10 $500. He declared
the state would prove that Kloka
deposited I'm the First and Old De.
troit National bank. $4,000 IA less
than two years
Peter Olsccwske. father or Marie
Olscewske, Kloka's sweetheart. was
IN the courtroom all Thursday morn
ing
Kloka seemed 10 have lost his ai-
of nonchalance Thursday morning
He appeared nervous and whispered
10 his attorneys almost continuously
Heretofore he had maintained q
bored attitude.
He raped tho table ncrvously
with his finger tips. Thursday. and
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
BERLIN WILL
HEED NEUTRALS
Won Kuehlmann Processes
Greatest Respect for
Small Nations

AMSTERDAM. Aug. 23.--Germany
proposes carefully TO respect tho
rights and private interests OF neu.
trails so far as her enemies Gun.
ming and Germany war necessities
permit" Foreign Secretary Won
Kuehlmann told the main commit.
toe of the reichstag today
Berlin dispatches also attributed
This statement 10 him: ANY policy
towards neutralsl based on might
is ioredrK,ned TO failure. II is i'm
portant tNnyevent a further rupture
with neutrals."
National Liberal and Progressive
party leaders in Germany were de
scribed as delighted with this indi.
cation of complete departure, undor
Kuchlmanns occupancy Of the for
eign secrctaryship. from his prede.
cessors' policy OF disregarding neu-
trails protests.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

at once tho methods and plans by
which these did. or were supposed
TO do. their work
Worst Government on Earth.
But II began 10 strip the cover
from these methods and plans and
revealed in detail what had been
beyond doubt the very worst gov-
eminent ever known on this earth.
Everything about II was done bad.
ly except the police job When -
came 20 watching, overawing and
terrorizing people. to spying. caves
dropping and mudslinging for pre-
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
Old
aG @ T n siberian h COR % On
Worst Government On Earth Had Msmanaged Matte So

logs OF the Old Man OF the Sea
around their nccks.
The remains of the seven times
accursed old system still hamper
them.
They canned the czar. but they
couldn't can all OF the vast swarm
OF evils that the czar style OF gov
ernment had nailed down upon
them
Everything In tho old autocratic
government of Russia that wasn't
done corruptly was done stupidity
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

every part of the service
ln the bureaus large forces ~
men did little work and botched
that little
Transportation System Broken
Down.
Take, as one example OF many
triumphs OF mismanagemcnt. the
matter OF transportation,
About one half or the maddening
problems that the provisional gov
eminent stesdfastly faces come
from broken down transportation
system.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
u. s, vii BACK NEvv| RUSSIA
WITH MONEY And SUPPLIES
THE KLOKA JURY

David d Mayberry. retired dec
orator, No. $50 Sixteenth-st. y. B.
Richardson. ironworker, Anderson
Tool company. No. 1888 Crane-ave.
Austin Gardener. engineer. Michi-
gan Central. No. 3ss Vinewood-
ave. G. 7. Henderson. Negro.
Pullman waiter on Michigan Cen
trail. No. 6+i Burnside-ave. Ed
ward J Siebert. retired fire cap
tain. No. 4s7 Mackave. Michael
Breslin. vacuum cleaner agent. No.
353 Sixteenth Stanley shaw.
toolmaker. Ford Motor company.
No 1871 Military-ave.. August
Kraft, shoemaker. No. s23 Chene-
ST william T. Reid. stockkeeper.
No. $50 Townsend John Cot
ney. watchman. Detroit city Gas
company. No. 326 ST. Aubin-ave.;
Harry Brander. stone cutter. No.
9O2 Twenty-fourth- Carl smith.
retired farmer. No. 500 raSalle-
ave
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
For Instance Could Do Only OneThrd of Normal Work

Broken down by the sheer incom-
petence Of the ears government.
When democracy came In Il
found the Trans Siberian, the main
artery of the Russian railroad sys-
tenn. doing only one-thlrd of It's nor
NAL work because OF the thick
headed or dishonest work OF the
old regime
Equipment had not been main
tanned. The road was there. but
II was woefully shy OF cars and To-
comotives. and the old methods of
operation lost one half OF the value
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

and everything that wasn't stolen
was hashed
The government. good or bad. Of
nation sof iS0.000.0 600 people
stretched over continent 5000
miles wide means a colossal ma
chineAthat Is 10 say. ofices and
men al work in them.
The revolution ousted the chief
engineers OF the Russian machine.
but ~ couldn't possible oust all the
millions OF cogs. wheels and pis.
tons
Also. II could not possibly change
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

texts 10 send men 20 ja.l or siberia.
there was efficiency t0 burn
Czarism was a world beater az .all
That. But az carrying ON the huge
daily business OF reasonable goy
ernment II was dnlh slow lumber.
ing. thumb-handed and halfwitted
Also most monstrously wastoful and
extravagant.
In the army. men i'm cFponsiblc
positions stole the money appropri
afed for rifles and sent troops up
10 the firing line armed with moth.
ing but sticks.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
Second Inning

DELPHTA--Bates flied 70
Heilman. Strunk was safe on Young =
error. Young threw out McInnis
and Schang. No run. no hit. no cr-
rOr.
DETROIT Burns was hit by q
pitched ball. Young singled 20 lett
Burns stopping Mt second Spencer
was called out on strikes. TausS
walked. filling the bases. Bush sac
rihced. Grover 10 McTnnis Burns
scoring. witt lined 20 Strunk One
run. one hit. no error
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

They stole The money approprt
a'cd for artillery and left whole
armies TO be- slaughtered 10y foes
thar had upto-date equipment
They iraftod on every contract.
They stole stores. supplies boots
and buttons Their motto was Any.
thing thst isn't spiked down and
then feich The crow bar 90 pry The
rest loose
They allowed traitors 20 bury In
the earth the great guns that Eng
land sent 20 Russia's aid and Ger
man spies 90 overrun and poison
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

rORTT. AND. ore. Aug. 2I.--Iie-
tween 5000 and 10000 men today
nre hEhtinE forest fires in Wash
ingtou, Western Montana, Idnho
aud Oregon. II ~ impossible 60
estimate the damage.
Timber men here toda, Snid the
FIRE situation IL the worst ~ 30
years. Two score of bInTcs are
beyond control.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
Decision Reached at Confer.
ence Dissipates Gloom
Over Conditions in
PetrOgrad

WASHINGTON 23The government today de
ded the
the
met resulted cablegram
10 the Moscow that "al WELL
the things
Foreign
"
development
thrown the last IL hours
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
u. S. PLANNING
RUSSIAN LOAN

WASHINGTON, Aug 23.-While
German troops were hammering at
Russia's northern battle line in q
new drive on Riga. conferences were
in progress in Washington today
which were believed TO forecast
speedy assistance 10 the new democ-
racy
This assistance may be in the
form of a now loan. enabling Russia
to further replenish her supplies and
keep her transportation systems In
nnprHflnn.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
THE WEATHER

Detroit md vicinity Probably
showers this afternoon or toniGhtt .
Friday partly cloudy and cooler.
Io,vcr MichiRaDi showers this af-
ternoou or tOnigbti cooler In north
portion, Friday partly cloudy and
cooler.
Ipprr Lakes Moderate northwest
winds and fair weather on Thursday
night and Friday.
Lower Iakesf Gentle soufhcrly
winds aud sho~ery weather Thurs
dn, night and Friday.
Highest temperature this date In
the past - years. % I'm 1s0SI lowest.
- IN 1875.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
First Inning

pHILADELPHIA-Y threw out
Jameson and Grover. Bodie ground
ed 10 Wit. No run. no hit. no error.
DETRO1T--Bush singled TO left.
Bush stole. Witt famed. Cobb hunt-
ed safely towards first. Bush taking
third Neach singled 10 left scoring
Bush Cobb was out Bodie 10 Grover
TO Schang trying TO score. Ieilmann
fouied 10 Schang. one run. three hits.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
Third Inning

PH1LADELPH1A-W singled 20
right. Noyes was retired trying TO
hunt the third strike. Jameson fan
ned Grover also famed No run
one hit no error.
DETROTT-Cobb fled TO Bodic
Veach struck out. Heilmann singled
20 center Heilmann died stealing
Schang TO Witt. No run. one hit. no
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23


PHILADELPHIA Mclnnis walked
on four pitched balls Schang sim
Eled to center. McInnis stopping at
second. Witt bunted and when Spen-
Ger threw high TO first the bases were
filled. Noyes forced Mclnnjs at the
plate. Dauss TO Spencer Jameson
flied 20 Cobb and the runners did
not advance. Dauss tossed out GroN-
er No run, one hit, no error.
DETROlT--Dauss singled To left
center. Bush singled thru Bates.
Dauss stopping at second Witt sacri-
Heed and when Noycs threw wild TO
first. Dauss scored Grover retrieved
IL and threw wild to the place and
Bush scored. Schang made ~ come
plete by chasing the ball and throw
TO third has whore there was no
one playing and Witt scored cobb
singled over second Neach fled tu
Bodie and cobb was doubled Off first
B0die 10 Mclnnis. Hcimanu walked.
Burns singled 90 right. lieilnann GO
ing TO third. ON an attempted double
steal Heilmann was out at the piate.
Schang to witt 10 Schang. Three
runs. four hits. three errors.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

One year ago today Highest tenn
peraturc. TGi lowest. 5ss mean. 6sg
clear weather.
The sun sets Thursday NJ 1921 y.
an. and rises Friday at'5itO ~.
The moon sets Thursday at 0t36 p.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
Twenty-One Thousand
Prisoners Also
Taken
BATTLES RAGE
WITHOUT LET-UP
Strong Foe Positions
Are Captured By
Italians

ROME. Aug. 23.-1he Italian
troops have captured 1880 Aus
trlans In their sweeping ad-
vance, the official statement an
nounced today. OF these, $50
were officers.
The war office announced
new successes on the south
wing" Oosso Fats, with strong
positions, was carried.
LONDON, Aug. 23-5rItIsh
sesplanes' nightly bombing ex-
peditIons as announced for last
night by the admiralty today,
comprised:
seebruaoe: The Mole, ship
ping and batteries attacked.
Some hits observed.
Chistilles: Aerodrome the
aim Of bombs. One shed set
afire.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-Lens
was still the hottest point In tho
fighting on the British front to-
day but despite all resistance
the Canadians advanced their
eircIIn9 lines slightly.
Bv WILLIAM PHILLIP STEMs
Stdr COrreSDondent United Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD, Aug. ga few
yards was all that more than &c
successive and desperately waged
German counter-attacks throughout
last night could wrench from the
Canadians grip around Lens. To
day found the maple leaf fighters
still beating back the picked Leu
tonic troops and still crawling
inch by inch, toward the city.
On the western outskirts OF Lens
new advanced post was estab
lished and firmly held today. II sur
vived n veritable storm OF German
counter thrusts.
In utter pitch darkness after mid
night the Canadians attacked the
pithead. Fort St Louis. and mine,
adjacent, forging still closer 20 the
center OF the French coal city.
At the time OF cabling these gains
were still maintained.
LONDON. Aug. 2S.-rhs Arffss
great offensive. which continued 70
day. has already cost the Germans
and Austrians close TO 100000 m
dead and wounded and at least H.
200 prisoners on the British, Trwncn
and italian fronts.
But despite these staggoxfne
losses end no let-up today IN ths
deluge OF both shells and men
(Continued on Pare stx1
A Meal I'm Itself.
The dnest OF cofree. with pure Ser-
sey cream from our own farm NJ
Bloomfield Hills. Hotel Grisvoid
Cafeteria.--Adv.
Driven From the Trenches.
Fresh vegetables are driven oy
auto from our trenches at Bioomfe "a
Hills every morning. Hotel Girls
void Cafeferfa-Ady
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
Fourth Inning.

PHILADELpHTA--T} singled to
right Bush threw out Bates Strunk
hit TO Bush and Bodie was out at
third. Bush 20 Witt Strunk died
stealing. Spencer 10 Young. No run.
one hit. no error.
Burns flied 20 Strunk
Young aingled 10 center. Spencer hlt
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
sy CHARLES EDWARD R0sseLl

Copyright. 1917. by the Newspaper
Enterprise AssociationD
The Russians are lighting and
struggling on toward an advanced
and stable form ~ democratic gov
ernment, but they still have the
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

This Is tho fourth article by Charles
Edward Russell. The Times stan
writer. since his return from Russia,
where he spent three months a. "a
member of President Wilson's official
Root commission 80 the Russian pro-
visional government
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
FAMED GERMAN
RAIDER SUNK
"See Adler" Sent To Bottom
BY British Cruiser,
Is Report

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug 2S.-
The German raider See Adlcr. which
created terror in South American
water last winter. has been sunk
according To members of British
steamships crew here.
The German raider they said,
went down hghting hard after bat
no with a British wa--hip only q
few 0f her men we're saved The
ship which brought the news is said
10 have II members OF the See Ad.
lcr's crew aboard
SIN Warm From the Nest
our eggs arrive SD quickly from
Bloomfield fIiis that ~ takes only
hslf tho gas - cook 'em. Hotel Gris-
void Cafeteria Adv
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
Vacation Trip. on the Lake.

Lake trips to Cleveland. Buffalo
and Mackinac Island aboard the lux
urious steamers ot the II. & c. Lake
Lines arc more popular with vaca-
tionists this year than ever before.
Steamers for Cleveland leave daily at
s 80 a. m. l0t5 p. IN. and III r. m.
Buffalo steamers leave daily at p.
m. Mackinac Island steamers leave
Mondays and saturdays at p. m.
Wednc sdays and Fridays at $40 a.
m Central Time). Information
about special trips TO northern and
eastern summer resorts may he se-
cured frbm l.. g.. Davis. general pas
senger agent Of the -. g. c. Lake
Lines or at the II. & G. ticket office.
i51 Grisw st-AdV
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
DON'T WIND THE WEATHER

1; doesn't matter whether II rains
or SHOWS There's always thous-
and laughs awaiting you In the great
Coliseum OF 25 Amusements on the
Board Walk, Jefferson at Bridge.
Where thousands 20. Building en-
tirely under cover.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
DauSS and Noyes
Open Series With
Philadelphia Today
Phil: 1iiii:- @ 90 90
Det. | | O O ;
Fifth Inning

into double play, witt 10 Grover e
hcTnnis No run. one hit, no error.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

NAvIN FIELD. Aug. 30-Dauss
and Noyes were the opposing pitch
ers in the opening game Of the ser
les with Philadelphia on Navin field
today.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

visit Mount Clemens
. the beautiful hotels and baths
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
WAR

A few intlmdsted advertisers have Joined the
other evening papers In an offensive to force
The Times to abandon the One Cent field.
The Times Will not surrender the ground II
has held for ~ years.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

A Meal I'm Itself.
The hn~st OF cofree. with pure Sers
vey cream from our own farm AZ
bloomfield Hills. Hotel Grisvold
Cafet-ria.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-23

Driven From the Trenches
Fresh vegetables are driven By
auto from our trenches at Bloomfield
Hills every morning. Hotel Gris-
void Cafeteria-,Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-27

the church. The choir will meet for re-
hearsal at the church on Friday evening
MIEpsh-MaIn md Monroe SITS Rev.
A. B. Haist. pastor. Sunday school
at $50 n. IN. Emmett lester. superin-
tendent.
Morning worship 10 80 a. m Subject
The Promise Fulfilled" Young PeO-
pies alliance 6 40 p. m, Miss Garlic
Ruth. president Evening worship { 80
Subject: Fully Satisfied" Prayer
meeting Tuesday and Wednesday even
ing at Z: 80 p. m. Boyd Thornton will
lead the Tuesday evening class and s. c.
Lehman the Wednesday evening class
The WOman's Missionary society will
meet on Thursday afternoon at 2:45 al
the home OF Mrs. J. y. lively 1905 s
Lafayette st. Choir rehearsal Friday
evening at S. Mrs. Pearl Whitmer. al.
rectress.
Auten ChapeI-Sunday school 20 90 a
m. Mrs. John Auten superintendent
lass meeting IL 100 n. m.
lions EvAnEeIIcaI-Cor. r. wavne and
st. Peter SITS Rev. Martin Goffeney.
pastor.
st. Peters 6etman-f15 W. Lasalle av.
Rev. Hugo Weichelt pastor. Sunday
school at 900 a. m. Carl Reinke
superintendent Regular service at 10 Ii
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-27
TODAYS AND NEXT SUNDAYS BIBLE LESSONS
blowing h nt & Conew with AM


ness matters. AS a matter OF fact,
business should be just as much 2
spiritual occupation as praying, and
the average man needs guidance in
business as much, or more than in
any other OF the affairs Of his life.
We may therefore bring 70 the Holy
Spirit every business difficulty and
in his own way ne will solve them
for you. At least a third Of the
time Of the average man, is spent in
what we call business, ard il were
a strange thing If God. the Holy
Spirit, were not interested in our
secular affairs
Holy Spirit l. Guide i'm Work.
Jesus said that the fields We're
white to the harvest and the spirit
ual harvest fields are so extensive
that il is difficult 10 know whether
we should work here or there.
There is so much to be done that il
takes more than human wisdom to
make the proper selection. We have
the promise. IF any man lack wis
dom let him ask God . and il
shall be given unto him" All
those therefore. whose hearts are
full Of the love of Jesus. and who
desire 20 do spiritual work, may
with great confidence absolutely
trust the Holy Spirit for guidance
Christian work should be done
Systematically, and we should un-
dertake that work for which we are
best adapted. and. as TO this. the
Holy Spirit will direct us if we seek
his guidance.
Holy Spirit Is Ever With Us.
Many Christians are ignorant Of
the fact that the Holy Spirit dwells
in their bodies; Paul asked this
question Of the Corinthians. know
We not that YOU body is the temple
of the Holy Ghost" The Holy Spirit
is ever with us, in us. and around
US. for in him we live and move
and have our being" He is nearer
20 us than thinking. and closer tnan
| hands and feet" He is with us
sleeping and waking. He attends
us on our journeys and tarries
where we tarry. He sits with us at
the desk stands with us at the
| bench works with us in the fields
and tolls with us in the mines. He
keeps us from falling and gives MS
wisdom, and strength, and courage,
for successfully fighting the battle
OF life
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-27

that ever lived, but he said that
there were some things which he
could not teach them at that time.
but that the Holy Spirit would do
so. In our scripture lesson you will
notice that he said, lit is expedient
for you that / go away" in order
that the Comforter might come TO
carry on his essential work with the
children Of men. The Holy Spirit
teaches US through our spiritual
senses, and the work is done
through our faith in him. All who
take their problems 20 the Holy
Spirit have them satisfactorily
solved. This is called fanaticism BIZ
many. but IL is based upon the
words of Jesus, and borne out BY
the experience OF all those who are
truly spiritual
Holy Spirit Is Business Guide.
There are many uniformed. de-
vout people. who are willing to
take the Holy Spirit for their
guide and teacher ir. what they call.
spiritual things. but who deny the
possibility OF such guidance in bust
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-27

June is the midsummer month;
nOrthernmost limits Of the apparent
round Of the heavens which II
makes every year. The sun travels
each year once around the path
through the stars called the eclipic
and which crosses the equator al
two points. the equinoxes. vernal
and autumnal At two points OF
the ecliptic the sun is as far from
the equator as II can get, once
! toward the south pole and once to
ward the north pole These two
: points, where the sun turns in its
apparent path and again approaches
the equator, are called the winter
and summer solstices; this word
solstice comes from the two Latin
words meaning sun" and Ito
stand still" which about describes
what the sun is then for an instant
doing.
The summer solstice comes about
June % each year. and on that day,
since the sun is as far north as II
can possibly get from the equator,
it also attains the highest possible
altitude in the sky as seen from all
places in the northern hemisphere
north OF latitude %. For this sea
son this day is also the longest
day of the year. /. e, the time be-
tween sunrise and sunset is longest.
The Calendar Year.
We have had occasion TO mention
in the course of these articles q
famous astronomic phenomenon
called the procession OF the
ecuinoXes. Without going into a de-
tailed account of the causes and
meaning of this we can remind the
! reader Of the effect this phenom-
! enon has on the sun and earth. II
has long been known that the year
| defined and measured as the time
intervening between two successive
| returns Of the sun in its apparent
| round of the heavens, TO the same
star differs by about 90 minutes
/ from the year defined as the time
| int rvening between two successive
retur IS of the sun to the same
equinox or solstice The former is
called the sidereal year and the lat
ter the tropical year.
For the calendar the latter is
! chosen. for il would lead TO certain
! Inconvenience if the former were
! chosen instead. If we used the
sidereal year TO regulate our year
| by, the exact time of the summer
sOlstice would come 90 minutes
later each year, and finally. after
the lapse of the proper number OF
years, the date of midsummer
! would be in December; the mean
ings Of the months would be entire
| " changed, and, though this would