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The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

RI Rev Charles y. Williams. c
Harold wills. John lynda. executive
manager. John W Staley. treasurer.
Ralph stone. chairman 81 sales com
nittAe. Abner r. LArned, chairman
% publicity committee Harry W.
Ford. chairman OF nnancr committee.
Richard " Weber, general sscrs-
tRrv. r q Locke assistant sscratar-
hs Julius G. Peter and Carroll ~.
Lawson.
William G McAdoo. SECRETARY OF
he treasury expects 20 actress De
rioters 90 The Liberty loan. June S,
accord ng 40 announcement. given
ont in Denver tuesday He viii
10 90 washington June FOR a
pes sing campaign on The loan,
making addresses iu View York Kos.
-cn. Det~c't. s. lous Cln lnat
Pittsburgh and Harrisburg Pa
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
GARDEN CLUB
BOYS LEAVE TO
WORK ON FARM

The Highland Park Garden club
sem : high school boys on Tuesday
TO the Smell farm near Pontiac,
20 begin WORK on the summer camp
20 be used for the quarters ~ the
amateur farmers who viii work the
200 acres placed ar the clubs dis.
possi for intensive farming Tho
club has about 200 acres in small
tracts n various parts ~ tho vi
lage and outs erts. tho use OF which
is absolutely free 20 any citizen who
apples. as rho 0ackto.the-seu move
ment s entirely patriotic under
taking
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
shootlnn I'D. ~ Talk

An argument over The conscriD-
ton act late TUESDAY nlgrt resulted
In fight ini which 1sI9es Mahrn.
Nsgro ~ yesrs old. No 90 RoVana
was shot and seriously wo3ueec
eco LOUD. back Nego Oh veno
v'r eyed 20 have doue The
shootinE. IS held in police neadauai
ters on = charge ~ felonious "a.
sault Mshen Is dying in the Re
ceiving hospital
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
BRIDGE SKETCHES
ARE ON EXHIBITION

Isle bridge u cost $4,000 900 arc
on display n tho council chamber.
and were viewed by tho aldermen
FOR the Grst time Tuesday might
They were ordered prepared by
Commissioner George Fenkell ~
the department OF public works
The proposed bridge ls 3.50o feef
lonF. including The approaches. has
70 spans and ia go feei above ne
water ne width il So feet. SO fcof
~ which is used az roadway. with
i2foot sidewalks on either side
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
HOUSE TO PASS
TAX BILL TODAY

WASHINGTON. May "a with
only small portions Of the $500
100000 war revenue measure still
10 consider, the house planned 20
pass 81 finally today In a session
lasting until early today tho house
adopted the plan whereby second
class mail rates are boosted. with
the highest figure six cents under
the zone system
Many Representatives opposed the
Increase holding that u imposed q
tax on papers which are Of an edu
catlonal value.
The tax on advertising was sim
20 be considered today
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
THOUSANDS FOR
GUARD NEEDED

WASHINGTON. May 22.-MIchi
san's share Of the scores OF new
regiments needed to I'll the ranks
OF the National Guard TO war
strength OF more than $4,000 men
will comprise. One regiment infan.
tVy, one regiment (less two existing
batteues) hsld artillery. one batial-
ion uess one company engineers.
one field battalion (less one com.
pany signal CORPSE
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
u. s. WILL
TELL. SLAVS
WAR AIMS
Likely to Support the
French Claim to
Alsace
MOVE AIMED AT
FOE PROPAGANDA
Will Fully Answer
Queries Of Russ
Workers

WASHINGTON. May 23.-The
United states government plans be-
fore long TO make a formal state
ment Of its attitude toward the Rus
sian soldiers and workmen's slogan
no annexations. no indemnlties."
This statement while not yet re-
vealed will doubtless take form
similar 70 that OF French Premier
Ribots statement yesterday in
Paris. The state department let il
be known oficislly today that il
"sympathizes" with Ribot's remarks.
This means. judging from RiboCs
remarks. that the United States
favors the return OF Alsace- Lorraine
10 France and restoration and in
IDENTITIES for the small nations in
Guiding Belgium, which Germany
has ruthlesslv overrun
The American statement will be
an Individual pronouncement Of po-
rition. tho IL will be in accord with
the general ideas OF the Allies This
statement OF Americas views prob
ably will include a more definite
and concrete announcement OF
Americas war aims than anything
10 date
AS America was the first OF the
nations fighting Germany 10 recog
nire New Russia. so America today
is the first 10 respond to the new
Russian provisional. governments
desire that the Allies re-state their
war aims
In this connection much interest Is
attached to President Wilson's @vsr
aims" letter 10 Rep Helm II was
pointed out that the policy most err.
phasized in this communication was
that the United States is hghtiG z
German autocracy-not the German
people. In addition, the president re-
affirmed his previous uterances that
the United States does not seek
monetary indemnities nor additional
land and desires nothing for Itself
out Of the war.
Those who viewed the PRESIDENT
letter in the light that II was par
ticularly addressed 10 Russia, pre-
dicted today II would have great
weight in Petrogrsd The admins
tration has been fearful that Rus.
SLAMS would accept too readily Ger
man propaganda falsely representing
the Allies position.
Il have again and again stated
the very serious and long continued
wrongs which the Imperial German
government has perpetrated against
the rights, commerce and the ciri-
zens OF the United States" the
president declared THE list IL long
and overwhelming. No nation that
respected itself or the rights OF hui
mainly could have borne these
wrongs any longer There is no
Rate in or hearts for the German
people. but there Is resolve which
cannot be shaken. even By mierepre-
sentstion. to overcome the preten.
sions OF the autocratic government
which acts upon purposes 70 which
the German people have never con,
scented
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

PARIS MAY p Adj Raoul Luf.
berry. Of New York. premier "ace"
In The Lafayette Escardrille was 70
day awarded the British military
cross By direction % King George Of
England
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23
HUNGARIAN
PREMIER QUITS
Count Tisza's Ministry Goes
Out With Him, Is
Report

AMSTERDAM. May 23--Count
Tlszs's ministry has resigned. &C
cordlng "a Budapesf dispatches ro-
cl,vcd hehe today ~ Tho Central
News
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

soon after formation - the ner
coalition cabinet in PetroKrsd ~ was
Announced tn United Press DISPATCHES
that tho new ministry would endeav-
or 10 seek from the Allies their I'm
depreciation OF the phrase mo annex
stions and 10 indemnities" and that
President wilson's aid would be in
voked In this and ia obtaining full
publicity Of fns treaty relations bind =
ing the Allies together
TIE phrase no annexations and No
irdemnit'sF - the product 90 Gev-
man propaganda % being the incor-
rect Interpretation or the Russian
words f~aiiy meaning no forced an
uexatiDns snd 40 contributions Tho
govern ngrtts statement Will proba bly,
give Arnerioa's Interpretation ~ this
phrase and may be expected to add
powerful weight against the German
propa ganda influence.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

Marshal Jonr~. Vice Premier Vs.
vieui and other memher - the
Freu h war commission sailed from
New York Mey f5. Their departure
was kept aurh close secret under
the voluntary censorship that 10 VAS
entirely believed the Frenchmen we're
stiH ir Washington They sailed on
tre same steamer that brought them
over
After vtviarls flying trip - Can
ada and Jofres visit % Boston. the
com uisaiouerH met 80 Baltimore tho
afternoon ~ MAJ ff made a dash go
AtaRhluut0u for THEW cfncial fare
vyriIs - President WiiEon. theu vent
% View York on "a special train.
PeArhiua Nnu York shortly before
r.,i dulzht trey boarded tugs and we're
sailed ruf 90 'Vns thought she was IN
route So Hsnpfnu Hoads q pick up
Ionro and the others there
The Detroit times., 1917-05-23

rrtntinE-tbe plain nest kind--sshgt
L. riEht--rtmes Job Dept.-Main tBz0.s
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
THE VOYAGE TO FRANCE.

An official report by Rear Admiral
Gleaves removes all doubt of the adven-
lures encountered by the first American
expedition to France. Admiral Gleaves,
commander of the convoy, describes sew
eral engagements and near engagements
with submarines, and offers almost posi-
tive evidence that one of the enemy craft
was destroyed. He intimates that valu-
able instruction in combating and escap-
ing the U-boats was gained through the
experience.
The "elaborated'' announcement of
Publicity Chief Creel, then, is proved
substantially true-but not justified.
Elaboration" by the chief of the Ameri-
can Bureau of Censorship is never desir-
able, even on such great occasion as the
Fourth of July. The public is not likely
to forget that its news of the war comes
through uncertain channels.
We have thought, and still think, that
better censor than Creel could be put at
the head of the Bureau of Public Informa-
ton. If that is too much to expect, we
believe that the public is still entitled to
a promise by Mr.. Creel that he will not
again succumb to the artistic temptation
to elaborate" The public would prefer
little news of high quality than big news
with adulteration.
For quite obvious reasons we are glad
that it is Secretary Baker and not Mr..
Creel who now assures the country that
word of any misfortune to our forces will
be given out Immediately unless military
considerations forbid.-Boston Journal.
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
DEATH RATE IN THE WAR

Roger Babson, the eminent statistician
of Wellesley, has gathered the following
figures from a close study of war casual
ties:
Fourteen men out of every fifteen SO
far have been safe.
Under present conditions, where man
power is being saved, no more than one in
thirty is killed.
Only one in 500 loses limb-a chance
10 greater than in hazardous conditions at
home.
MIR. Babson's conclusions are based on
the mortality figures of the French army
for the full three years of war. Atten-
ton is called to the fact that present
fighting is not claiming anywhere near
the number of dead recorded for the first
two years.
He says: Most of the wounds sustained
in the the trenches are clean cut and OF a
nature that few weeks in the hospital
makes the subject as fit as ever. But
300, 600 French soldiers have been dis
charged on account of wounds during the
three years of the war.
''Most of the wounds received in the
trenches are on top of the head, simply
scalp wounds. Practically speaking, a
wound is either fatal or slight, with but
few in between these two extremes"
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
TO CONTROL WORLDS SHIPPING

The imperative need of ships in the
transatlantic service was disclosed in
indications that the Shipping Board is
preparing to commander all American
tonnage and in an order issued by Presi-
dent Wilson which had the effect of cut
ting OFT steel exports to Japan unless
Japanese vessels are diverted to war uses.
The Shipping Board probably will an
nounce communicating program within
few days. 1t will call for the reuuis-
tlonlng of ships under authority recently
given to the President by Congress and
probably will include arrangements for
turning the vessels back to their owners
for actual operation. The Government,
it is said, has no desire to operate the
vessels itself, but through control of
charters can direct trade routes and at
the same time can lower ocean freight
rates.
Coastwise tonnage and vessels taken
off South American runs to be put to
carrying supplies to Europe, probably
would be replaced in large part by neutral
ships, Both Norway and Holland are
ready to release large amount of ton
mage for Allied use in return for food
shipments. A resolution pending in Con-
gress, drawn by administration officials,
would permit vessels of foreign registry
to ply between American ports.
The British and American Governments
have about reached an agreement for a
Joint control of all the worlds tonnage
and the Shipping Boards move toward
communicating is a preliminary step in
that arrangement. Under the plan the
United States would operate most of the
neutral tonnage and Great Britain would
have under its control Allied ships, The
arrangement would be used also to bring
down freight rates.
Great Britain, it was learned today, is
about ready to recall British ships that
have been put at the disposal of her AL
lies. Continued sinkings are said to have
made it necessary that every British YES
sci be used in supplying the British people
and armies.
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
Deaths From Athletic Sports,

Dr. Robert E. Coughlin of New York
city, writing in the New York Medical
Journal, says 943 lives We're sacrificed
on the fields of athletic sport in the
ten years ending with, but not includ-
ing, the year 1916.
BASEBALL heads the list with 2s4 ia
talities," he says. Football is second
with 215 auto racing third with 1913,
boxing fourth with 1O5. Seventy-seven
cyclers and fifty-four jockeys lost their
lives, fifteen wrestlers persisted on the
mat, fourteen persons lost their lives
playing golf, nine were killed at bowl
ing and one died while playing lawn
tennis"
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
APPLE BARRELS AND APPLE BOXES.

The Department of Agriculture at Au-
gusta, Maine, desires to call the attention
of manufacturers of apple barrels and
apple boxes to some provisions of the
law, which they may find useful to OBJ
serve.
Chapter &c, Section, rs, of the Revised
Statutes of 1916, reads as follows:
Manufacturers of standard barrels
and boxes to be used in shipping apples
shall mark, in a conspicuous place, on
each barrel the words standard barrel
and Oh each box the words standard
box"
Section Is, relating to the size of the
standard barrel and the standard box,
reads as follows;
''The standard barrel for apples shall
contain seven thousand cubic inches; pro-
vided, however, that barrel of the fol-
lowing dimensions when measured with
out distention of parts: length of stave,
twenty-eight and one-half inches; di-
ameter of head, seventeen and one-eighth
inches; distance between heads, twenty
six inches; circumference of bulge not
less than sixty-four inches outside meas
urement, shall be lawful barrel The
standard bushel box for apples shall con-
tain two thousand three hundred and
fifty cubic inches; provided however,
that box eighteen inches by eleven and
one-half inches by ten and one-half
inches, inside measurement, without dis
tention of parts, shall be lawful bushel
box"
The Department recommends that the
marking shall be placed on the side of the
barrel, about half way between the top
and bottom, and shall be in plain, good
sized letters.
JOHN A. ROBERTS, Commissioner,
Maine Department of Agriculture.
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
Served Him Right.

This is the way the agent got les
son in manners. He called at a bust
ness office and saw nobody but a pre-
possessing though capable appearing
young woman.
where's the boss?' he asked abrupt
ly.
What is your business?" she asked
politely.
None of yours!' he snapped. II got
proposition to lay before this firm,
and | want to talk to somebody about
it."
And you would rather talk to gen
tleman?'
YES"
WELL" answered the lady, smiling
sweetly, 80 would 1. But it seems
that it's impossible for either Of us to
have our wish, so We'll have to make
the best of it. State your business,
please!-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
EXEMPTION FOR BUREAU CLERKS.

The statement that none of the 1000
clerks in the government departments at
Washington will be required to do mill
tary duty is not received by the public
with the rapture that it's maker, Secre-
tary Redfield, looked for. Indeed, it is
doubtful if the Secretary of Commerce
would have made it at this time if he
could have known how little satisfaction it
gives outside the national capital. The
public does not agree with Mr.. Redtield
that the strong and sturdy young men
who holds bureau clerkships are doing as
much for the nation by continuing at
their desks as are the other young men of
similar physical condition who give up
their Jobs and serve their country in the
trenches.
If the work that the latter have been
doing can be as well performed by wom-
en- or old men, we can readily imagine
that the easy routine OF the department
clerks in Washington is not beyond the
ability of our clever girls and the men
who are too old for military service.
While Secretary Redfield-himself a part
of the government machinery-may fail
to see any difference between the 'bit"
done by the well-paid and comfortably
situated clerk in Washington and the
"bit" performed for soldiers pay at the
front by the young patriot, the rest of us
are able to note very surprising dis
tinction.
Probably Secretary Redfeld may be in
duced to change his mind. Just as we
are actively entering on the war, in
which every one of us must do his full
share in the service of the nation, the ad-
ministration should avoid the blunder
of making it appear that there is among
us privileged class whose members are
to enjoy immunities denied to others
Portland (Ore.) Spectator.
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
SHUN WATER HEM[ 0CK.
II IL a Deadly Plant and One Not Gen
a.aIIy Recognized.

10 Deadly RANT ana Ono N0e NS"'
orally Recognized.
Many deaths, both of human beings
and domestic animals, are caused
every year by cicuta, or water hem
lock, a poisonous plant. 1t is the most
violently poisonous Of temperate re-
eton plants, yet it is not generally rec
usnized. Learn to know it and look
cat for it. A warning has been issued
by the specialists of the United States
department of agriculture In the form
Of circular from the bureau of animal
industry, "Cicuta (water hemlock) as
Poisonous Plant" which describes
this plant and gives remedies, though
cases among domestic animals must
be considered as practically hopeless
SO far as treatment is concerned.
Cicuta is widely distributed. Unfor-
tunately it resembles a number Of
harmless plants and Is not easily rec
ognizable. 1t belongs to the same FAM
lily as carrots and parsnips. 1t has a
number Of popular names, of which
the most common is "cowbane,' or
water hemlock." The plant grows in
wet places and is especially common
In some parts of the west along irri-
eating bitches. 1t has a thickened
root stock. with roots which sometimes
take the form of group of tubers.
The cicuta is most readily distinguish
ed from plants Of similar appearance
growing under the same conditions by
the transverse chambers in the root
stock. These can be seen by making
longitudinal section.
Only the root of cicuta is poisonous.
Cases of poisoning are more frequent
In the spring partly because the roots
are more likely to be noticed at that
time and partly because they appear
to be more poisonous then than later
in the season In cases of the poison
ing of human beings the recognized
treatment is to give an efficient emetic.
followed by cathartic. Some form
of opium may be given to control the
commissions when they are violent If
free vomiting is promptly produced
the patient is likely to recover.
Perhaps there is no way to prevent
some cases of poisoning of children
Something might be accomplished.
however. If parents and teachers
would attempt to make clear to chill
dren the danger of eating strange
roots.
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers of real estate
were recorded in Waldo County Registry
of Deeds for the week ending Aug 4, 1917:
Herbert L. Crockett, Winterport, to
Charles S. Crockett, do. land in Winter
port.
Grace L. Freeman, New Haven, Conn.,,
to E. A. Jones, Belfast; land and build
ings in Belfast.
Charles D. Richards, Searsmont, to
George E. Richards, do; land and build
ings in Searsmont.
Elvenia E. Grady, Unity, to William
Powers, do. land in Unity.
Sidney j. Moody, Lincolnville, to Ell
mer H. Dean, do. land and buildings in
Lincolnville.
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


BY Lew >. fenneli, Deputy state oealer.
There is no subject more in touch with
the daily life of every man, woman and
child in the country than that regarding
weights and measures. This nation has
been almost criminally lax in this direc-
ton. While the people have had protec-
ton from menaces of every kind. they
have, as yet, had no protection from
short weights and measures and their an
nual losses from this neglect are incredi-
BILE The investigations made regarding
the high cost of living point clearly to
the losses from this cause, and a crusade
for protection from such loss is sweep
ing over every community in which the
matter has been brought into public no.
tice. Protection from such fraud can
only be secured by cooperation between
the buying public and the officers enforc-
ing the laws of weights and measures
When dealer knows that he cannot give
short weight without running the risk
of having Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Brown or
Mrs. Smith report the discrepancy to the
sealer, thus bringing about an investiga-
ton OF his methods, he is bound to be
more careful than before the interest of
the women was aroused. All such re-
ports are strictly confidential so that the
dealers have no means of knowing who
gave the information to the sealers.
The confidence which the public gen.
orally has bestowed upon it's dealers is
amazing. The supposition has been that
the majority of dealers are honest and
would not be guilty of giving short
weights or measures. The investigations
made and the number of scales and meas
ures that have been confscated and des-
troyed by officers employed to deal with
this matter proves that this confidence
has often been misplaced.
JOHN A. ROBERTS, Commissioner.
Maine Department of Agriculture.
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
cLEvERNEss OF A THIEF.
He Made the Job q Thorough One
While He Was About II.

The retail store is often the recipient
Of unreasonable demands for adjust
ment of one sort or another, but the
following incident related by a man in
the business seems to be a high light
In the picture.
In this case the theft of a package OF
dress goods and silks was made from
delivery wagon by a crook, whose pro-
cedure indicated an experienced hand
in department store methods. He i'm
mediately took the package, which had
been purchased G. o. D., to the GUS
toner who had bought the goods and
was paid the $12 called for by them.
The dress fabrics had been bought for
the purpose Of making a suit, and the
customer asked the pseudo delivery
man to take the package around to her
dressmaker, whose shop was only
few blocks away. She paid him
quarter for doing this, and he skipped
around to the dressmaker.
Here was where he began to show
real cleverness. The story he told the
dressmaker upon turning the package
over to her was that her customer had
paid $40 on the goods and wanted her
to make up the difference, which was
50, and put it on the bill for the suit
This account seemed perfectly plausi-
BILE to the dressmaker, who promptly
paid out the 81, knowing that the
goods were worth good deal more
The thief was then just $14.25 to the
good-$12 as the original payment, %
cents as tip and 81 that the dress
maker paid.
The store in this case was out the
$12, which would seem to be sufficient
punishment for the drivers lack of
vigilance. but the customer was by no
means satisfied to let the matter drop
there. She wanted the store to pay
back the 50 the dressmaker had given
out. This claim, of course, could not
be allowed.-New York Times.
The Republican journal., 1917-08-09
Important if True.

Information concerning food costs in
Germany received at the offices of the
Food Administration show that many
edibles, particularly those containing
fats, are selling at almost prohibitive
prices. Fat for frying is bringing more
than S4 pound. Fresh fowls bring S1.O1
pound; young country laying hens S. 80
each; well fed geese Sill to $40 each.
The egg ration at Hamburg for one
week was one egg for each person.
Horses are in great demand for food and
horseflesh sells from 43 to Sc cents a
pound. Rabbits are sold at 81 each.
Cheese is quoted at from sc to 81 cents a
pound.
If the above is true we shall hear some
thing definite about peace before many
weeks