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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
STARTS ACTION
ON AUTO DEATHS
Prosecutor Orders Warrant In
Old Case; Other PrOsecu-
tons Contemplated

Prosecutor IasnowsN took action
Thursday morning on the death Of
Anna Eckholm, killed by a taxicab
driven by Frank Meyers, on Feb. rs,
al Woodward and Dnfield-st.
he instructed Assistant Prosecutor
Dewitt Merriam 10 draw mp a war
rant charging Meyers With man
slaughter
The testimony given before tho
coroncr's jury filled many typewrit-
ten pages and was completed by
the prosecutor Thursday morning
Following the finding Of cor
oners jury late Wednesday after
noon that Alfred Wertheimer was
guilty o. criminal negligence in run
ming down Charles Oestermann with
an automobile az Field and Gratiot
ave Assistant Prosecutor Merriam
ordered warrant charging Vert
heimer with manslaughter The yer
dict OF the jury recommended i'm
mediate action by the prosecutor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
BOARD BOOSTS
KRESCE'S TAX

s. s Kresge. head OF The chain
store system that bears his name,
WAS placed on the city assessment
rolls Thursday for 100000 worth
OF personal property outside the
state OF Michigan by action OF the
board OF review. which finishes IT'S
annual session Thursday night His
outside holdings previously had been
asscsscd for a nominal sum, about
100000
Mr. KresRe according 20 the re-.
viewing board. holds ss.656 COO worth
Of stock In his concern outside tho
Ely of Detroit. which previously
has escaped assessment in y uoit
as personal property
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
FLOWING LAND
PROTECTS HOME

CANYON CITY Tex. May -
once each umusr. when the grass
upon Tho claims beginning TO turn
dry and s. susceptible io being iF
nfcd by parks from the locomo
tives on tbr division of tho Atchi-
son. Topot a Santa pc railroad
nat ruus brtsr,n Canyon city and
Cameo. N IT. distance Of So
miles. there ara plowpl frrows as
6rr guards on each side Of thc right
a. var bordering The rack
These throws are th longest
and siraiehte-t 900 The oun'ry The
six gang plough which s operated
hf traction cnRlne a not taken
rli of the ground from 800 time thc
start made a' Canfon Ctty until
Cameo IS reached with the eNcep-
tior col 80 one piac, where the Tier.
o. Banco River crosses tho rail-
road Th '- The only break in the
Two Ore cuard burrows in he whole
81 miles
The track Tor This distance rs as
nearly perfectly straight as survey
me n rumeuts could make IT, and
81 said that the electric headlight
cf large locomotive can Doe seen
from CANYON cry when the engine
lcavos Cameo Not infreUucntly
when the grnss is LONG and dry
upon thc plains fires are accident
ally started and cause an enormous
destruction az grazing in one or
two instances as much as 100000
acres have been burned from one
f~r
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
ROARING LUMBER
CAMP NOW QUIET
One Old Man Left TO Mark
Spot Where FlOurished
Lively Logging Town

GRAND RAPIDS, MINI. MAY A.
Final steps In The dissolution Of
Iaprairic former roaring lumber
town. have been taken
Eugene Arnold postmaster, has
scut IN his final reports and locked
the door OF his Office for the last
time Village organization long
since has been discontinued.
with ,hc removal of the name
from ihc books of the postoaice dc.
partment laprurc as "a village has
become only q memory
In the early history 81 that por.
ton of the state apairie, because
ofits location at the junction of The
Mississippi and Prairie rivers. be
came the lumber town IN its terri
tory
In the DAVIS when he logging in
dustry was at its height and the
rolucking lumbcriacRs az he old
type were going into or coming out
of the camps laprairic was roar
ing town with q population iiuct
usung between 600 and 5000 Nil
lions NJ feet az LOGS were driven
rasi .it~hoth on The Mississippi and
the Prairie
But n was. NOT hong before men
with foresight recognized The latent
power of the Mississippi grand
rapids several miles up stream
Grand Rapids was born slowly the
lustv new town -aPped the vitality
~ the old. business changed its
hunung place and many ~ the
buildings were moved Then came
tho cpur house contest which re-
suited bon hc csabl fbment ~ the
county business at Grand Rapids
Since boo tantairics decline has
been +FfA And 40 Mr. Arnold. the
town chief booster after locking
tho door OF The old postof7ce build
ing on March 3l. crossed the road,
ono, ,nr principal street % The viii
larc .0 hia little white cottage and
began again tho cultivation OF his
email farm which comprises he
r-eater portion of the town site.
so There So nothing left 20 La
prairie but the empty postofiice and
Mr. Arnold
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
UNCLE SAM
NEEDS AIRMEN

Detroit supplied Uncle sam with
100 fighting men on Wednesday.
and started Off Thursday morning
as II II would Guido that effort. All
Of tho recruiting offices show cd
signs OF increased activity and the
stats were busy all day examining
applicants OF the 1870 sent forward
ON Wednesday, the army supplied
Sc, the navy 20 and the marine
corps rs.
Major Phelps, in charge OF the
army recruiting office. had enough
applicants in his office ~ noon
Thursday 10 keep his staff busy un-
nj midnight The major has room
in tho signal corps for many tele
graph operators, but the other
branches have been recruited up 20
the authorized war strength. There
is also room in the aviation section
but these men will not be given in
structions in the air for the pres
ent, according 10 an order received
by Major Phelps This is believed
10 mean that the army is short of
aeroplanes For the time being men
enlisting in this section will be given
Instructions on the ground, but viii
not go aloft.
A new order just received from
headquarters is to the effect that
apprentice seamen may remain in
Detroit for several days after en-
listment This is because the train
ing ships are overcrowded AS il
Is customary 20 give the recruits
only a weeks training on a train
lnE ship II is likely that in the fu-
ture the men will be sent directly
TO the coast. hut they will ne per
mitted 10 remain at home for few
DAYS before being sent away ia any
event
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04

demand. Madame Leon Dupriez has
been induced 10 return TO Detroit
20 tell her dramatic story of the
saeking Of Louvain BY the invading
Germans She viii speak al the
mass meeting Monday and so viii
Judge Alfred Murphy
All team captains and their work
ers will be the guests Of the execu-
i've committee al dinner In the
ballroom OF Hotel Ststler Friday
evening. AZ S o'clock At this meet
ing the work will be apportioned
md The workers instructed in moth
DDS OF selling Belgian baby bonds.
Abner + Larned. chairman OF the
executive committee, this morning
announced the appointment Of two
more team captains. They are Wet
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
FRESH COPS
ARE CALLED
BY STEIN
Court Plainly Annoyed
Over Arrest of Times
NewsbOys

Police Interference with news
bows who sell The Times. ahho on
strike against the News and The
Journal, suffered severe jolr
Thursday morning in Justice STEMS
court.
Ten newsboys and Joseph Bar.
Hett. superintendent OF street sales
for The Times. were arrested We'd
nesday afternoon. in the rear of
The Times building. at a time when
an edition was about TO De pub
lighed and when their services
would be most necessary.
Two members OF the cleanup"
squad pointed their revolvers at Tho
boys and backed them against the
building while they waited for a po-
lice patrol auto. The officers Ia.
sisted the boys were gambling.
Did You see them gambling?" de-
manded Justice Stein Of the officers.
NO. they were al in a crowd ard
We couldn't" was the reply
Did you sec any dice?"
NO"
Who sent you up there"
NO one. We were just walking
along Casssve and someone told
us a dice game WAS going on In the
slley
Where ia your Witness" asked
the Judge
he isn't here. We didn't get his
name
Justice Stein then reminded the
officers that Barnett had been ar.
rpged last Monday afternoon while
working for Tho Times. and that he
had been released
Did YOU soc barnett in tho
game he inquired
no"
Then ri dismiss the case against
Barnett. was Justice STEMS prompt
decision I'll continue the cases
against those 10 boys until mex
Tuesday morning al . o'clock, See
II you can have the witness in here
al that time"
The newsboys were released on
heir personal recognizance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
WILSON MAY NAME
SECRETARY OF
MUNITIONS

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Intima
ion that President Wilson may ap
point a minister OF munitions or
at least one in embryo, was made
today before the defense conference
Of governors hero by Walter 5 Gif
ford director Of the council of ma
tional defense
Speaking Of the present munitions
board OF the council and detailing
the vast work ahead in co-ordinating
the munitions export. Clifford said
you can see that this means a
ministry of munitions--at least one
in embryo"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
HOPE SEEN FOR
POLICY HOLDERS

PITTSBURGH. May 4.-szOps that
the Pittsburgh Life scandal might
not prove 80 costly 10 policyholders
as az first believed probable was
voiced today by Insurance Commits
sioner J. Denny OrNeii and his as
sistsnts. II was predicated upon
word from New York that Clarence
Birdseye, debarred New York law
yer and leader OF the promotion
clique that got control OF the coui-
pany. was In communication with
District Attorney Swan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
NINE. DUPRIEz
WILL RETURN
Belgian Relief Worker to Speak
At Mass Meeting Here
Monday Night

The executive committee OF the
relgian Babies Relief fund is max
ing extensive preparations for tho
big mass meeting that will start the
intensive campaign Of selling bel
Eian baby bonds The meeting will
b. held az the Board OF Commerce
Monday. az D. m.
As a result OF public interest ana
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04

more Hodges and Howard Bon
bright.
The Belgian baby bonds will Do
placed on sale at drug stores. gro
ceries and other convenient places
around the city.
A great many new donations have
been received by the executive com
mittee and these will be announced
al the Board OF Commerce mass
meeting Monday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
NEGRO HOLD-UP
MAN CAUGHT

Cleveland police THURSDAY ares
ID Frank Jones. Negro. who com
mitted sensational daylight rou-
berry in the Womens exchange.
Adams-ave east about month AFRO
escaping with $500 he took from he
safe Jones was idenuhed by De
tective Frank Burczyk and a vii
moss OF the robbery
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04

Rabbi Nathan Krass, OF Brooklyn.
recognized AS one a. the strongest
men in the ministry OF greater New
York. has accepted Rabbi FRANKLIN s
invitation TO occupy the pulpit OF
Temple Beth Ia, Sunday morning.,
May s
Rabbi Krass has gained An envia-
bic reputation AS an orator. being
especially in demand a. a speaker
by the eastern colleges His sub
lect FOR sunday morning will be
Is God Asleep"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04

WASHINGTON, May a-DeeIav-
ing navy eniistInents are coming
In 80 fast thnt additional train
Ing quarters are imperative, SEQ
rotary Daniels today personally
ASK cd for an additional nPprO-
prIatiOn from cong ress OF $1,000
600 for naval training stations 90
h. attached 60 the new army and
navy bill
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
Ald. vernor Returna.

Aid. James Vernon of the Second
ward. who has spent several
weeks vacation in Tyron. South
Carolina. arrived home Thursday
morning The alderman, in spite OF
his advanced wears. IS among the
spriest members OF the council. and
each spring takes his annual yaca.
ton 10 keep himself In trim.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04

nASI.E. switzerland. WAY g.
THE powder factory nc Furth.
Germany. exploded. kiiling 52I
persons. and similar explosion
nc TrotSdorf KILLED g0. accordIng
90 reports received Mere ~ wire-
less today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04

Krupp's factory az Essen. where
rhc big guns and much Of The other
war material FOR the German armies
arc manufactured. was hrst estab-
lishcd in 1910.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-04
IoNIloN.

LONDON. Nav a.--Capt. 4.
Bathurst. parliamentary secrr-
tnry 80 the food control depart
mcnt. has rendered his reSiRna-
fiou, according 60 ~ report print
81 this afternoon ~ the TX
change TeieErnph GO.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-10-19
By Sir Gilbert Parker

light, and with his back to his superior
he read the letter. Then he turned
and said, 81 think this thing should
be done"
The Factor shrugged his shoulders
slightly: "Weil, as to that, l think so
too, but thinking and doing are two
different things, Hume"
will you leave the matter in my
hands until the morning2"
Eyes, OF course, and glad to do so.
You are the only man who can ar
range the affair, If it is to be done at
all. But tell you, as you know, that
everything will depend upon a leader,
even If you secure the men. ..
So you had better keep the letter for
tonight. 1t may help you to get the
men together. A woman's hand-writ-
ing will do more than a mans word
any time"
Jaspar Hume's eyes had been look
ing at the Factor, but they were study
ing something else. His face seemed
not quite so fresh as it was a few min
utes before.
q will see you at ten O'Clock to-
morrow morning, Mr.. Field" he said
quietly. win you let Gosse come to
me in an hour?"
Certainly. Good night"
Jaspar Hume let himself out. He
walked across a small square to a
Lighthouse and opened the door, which
creaked and shrieked with the frost.
A dog sprang upon him as he did so,
and rubbed its head against his breast.
He touched the head as if it had been
that of a child, and said, "Lie down,
jacques"
1t did so, but it watched him as he
DOTTED his dog-skin cap and buffalo
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-10-19

coat. He looked round the room
slowly once as if he wished to fix it
clearly and deeply in his mind. Then
he sat down and held neal the freight
the letter the Factor had given him.
His features grew set and stern as
he read it. Once he paused in the
reading and looked into the fire,
drawing his breath sharply between
his teeth. Then he read it to the end
without a sign. A pause, and he
said, $50 this is how the lines meet
again, Narre Lepagel" He read the
last sentence Of the letter aloud:
"In the hope that you may soon
give me good news of my husband, l
am, with all respect,
Sincerely yours,
"RosE LEPAGE."
Again he repeated, "With all re-
spects, sincerely yours, Rose Lepage."
The dog Jacques looked up. Per-
haps it detected something unusual
in the voice. 1t rose, came over, and
laid its head on its masters knee.
Jaspar Hume's hand fell gently on the
head, and he said to the fire, Rose
Lepage, you can write to Factor Field
what you dare not write to your hus-
band if you knew You might say
to him then, With all love- but not
With all respect"
He folded the letter and put it in
his pocket. Then he took the dogs
head between his hands and said Listen,
Jacques, and l will tell you a story"
The dog blinked, and pushed its nose
against its masters arm.
Ten years ago two young men
who had studied and graduated to-
gether at the same college were struggl-
ing together in their profession as
civil engineers. One was Ware Lepage
and the other was Jaspar Hume. The
one was brilliant and persuasive, the
other was persistent and studious.
Varre Lepage could have succeeded in
any profession; Jaspar Hume had
only heart and mind for one. Only
Tor one, Jacques, you understand
He lived in it, he loved it, he saw
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-23
|MPROvERS CALL
OFF BIC PICNIC
FOR CELEBRATION
South Siders Cancel Annual
Outing to Join in Soldiers
Party.

The South Side Improvement assoc
iation has cancelled 'its one big day
OF the year." to participate in the cele-
bration to be held in honor of Rich
mond's soldiers.
At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the association it was decided
to cancel the Labor Day Picnic and
participate in the celebration instead.
The organization will furnish three
decorated automobiles and all mem
bers will be asked to take part in the
huge street procession, the largest
ever held in the history of Richmond
or Wayne county.
Awaiting Direction.
Secretary Kohl of the association in
letter to Lawrence Handley Of the
committee in charge of the parade
says the association awaits the direc-
ton of the committee in charge of ar
rangements.
Every organization in the city is
asked to unite in honoring Richmond 8
soldiers. Relatives of soldiers already
serving their Uncle Sam will have a
place Of honor in the parade.
Officials and employees of the court
house, at a meeting held in ne court
house Wednesday afternoon, agreed to
take an active part in the celebration.
Detailed plans of the part to be TAX
en- In the celebration by the court
house officials will be worked out at a
meeting to be held next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-23

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. The
San Francisco Examiner today says
Visconts Y. Hawai- and M. Okuchi of
Japan passed through here last night
on their way to the Orient from Rome,
where they attended at the suggestion
of Pope Benedict and high United
States official, secret conferences be-
tween representative Of the entente
nations previous to the publication OF
the Pope's recent plans for peace.
Viscount Okuchi, who is a graduate
of Corpus Christi college, Cambridge,
Eng, according to the Examiner, ad-
mited that he and Viscount Hawai-
had attended the conferences with re-
presentatives of the other allied ma
tions at which the peace proposals Of
the Pope were outlined.
Issues a Statement
He was said to have issued this
statement:
when the United States declared
war against our common enemy the
first thing that suggested itself in the
upper house Of Japan was the proba-
bility of a more genuine entente be-
tween the United States anr ourselves.
1t was while this matter was under
discussion that a message was received
from Rome asking that accredited
delegates be sent to confer with the
other allies.
1--WE did not think much of this sug-
gestion until a request came from the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-23
AUSTRIA LOSES
$4,000 TROOPS
(By Associated Press)


Italy's great effort on the Isonzo
front is meeting with continued sue
cess, Rome reports officially. and her
troops are proceeding toward realiza-
ton of their objectives. Further
ground has been gained on both the
northern and southern wings.
Austrian counter attacks of great
severity are being repulsed. The Aus
trian losses in the first two days Of
the battle are computed unofficially in
Italy at 10000 The Italians claim to
have taken $4,000 prisoners.
The fighting on the Verdun front is
dying down. The French detectives
north of Verdun apparently have been
attained, and except for the capture
by the French of small fortified posi-
tion, the infantry actions in this sec
tor are reported. The number of
prisoners has reached 1883. The
French also have captured "a cannons
and more than 200 machine guns.
The Germans continued their attack
on the Aisne front last night, but met
with no better fortune than hereto
fore. Several assaults near Laffaux
mill, Allies and Cerny were repulsed.
Berlin Acknowledges Receipt
The German government has ac-
knowledged at the Vatican receipt of
the Papal peace note, promising to ex-
anime 1t carefully and to reply after
reaching an agreement with its allies.
The Germans are continuing vigor-
ously and successfully their new often
sive on the extreme northern end of
the Russian front. Notwithstanding
the difficulties of the ground over
which they are attacking they have
made substantial gains along the Gulf
of Riga.
The official report from Petrograd
shows a Russian withdrawal of about
five miles along the coast in the direc-
ton of Riga. Berlin gives few details
Of this fighting and it is not yet clear
whether the Germans have committed
themselves to a sustained offensive in
the north.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-23

ON THE FRENCH FRONT, Aug. %.
(By the Associated Press)-The in
cendiary bombs which were dropped
by two German aviators on two hos
pitals behind Verdun on Sunday even
ing killed ten wounded men, one wo-
man nurse and nineteen trained male
nurses.
They wounded forty-nine male nurs-
es and inflicted further injuries on
patients suffering from wounds re-
ceived in battle, many of whom rush
ed naked into nearby fields in an at
tempt to find shelter from the bombs
which were being rained down.
Meanwhile the German aviators
circled about in the air for half an
hour, firing their machine guns at
hospital orderlies who were endeavor-
ing to extinguish the flames.
Were Treating Fee
The nurses had just finished bandag-
ing $50 wounded Germans who had
been brought direct from the battle
field and had gone to bed, when the
bombs were dropped from height Of
only 800 yards. The Red Cross signs
were painted prominently on the roofs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-23
SECOND DISTRICT
HAS MORE men
THAN its QUOTA
Board Finishes Hearing on
Exemption Claims of First
Call.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Aug 23.-
The second district Wayne county ex-
emption board finished sitting on ex-
emption claims of men on the first
call Thursday morning. and will begin
on the second call men Friday.
The board has slightly more mon
than the quota, with those certified
for service Thursday, but will exam
inc all those on the second call, to
allow for exemptions which may be
granted by the district board.
Those certified for service Thurs
day follow:
Marion C. Paisley: Walter H.
Bertsch, Cambridge City; Clifford M.
Howard, Cambridge City; William F.
King, Richmond; Vesper B. Richard
son, Centerville; F. H. Hunt, Williams
burg; II. Corby Burnett, Hagerstown; !;
Harry Franklin Caldwell. Corners
Vile; Blaine Williams, Greensboro; !;
Luther c. Wisehart, Hagerstown; Ev-
erett W. Lamar. Hagerstown; Earl
Adams Clark. Fountain City: Bert
Skinner, Centerville; Cardinal Wat
kins, Williamsburg; Ernest L. Reece,
Fountain City; Oscar Jones Russell,
Clarence Duke, Williams
burg; Watson J. Fawcett. Milton !;
Herbert E. Myers, Cambridge City;
Ray c. Sherry. Hagerstown; Leroy
Greensboro; Vance A.
Wine, Hagerstown; John G. Daugher-
ty, Cambridge City: Walter G. Will
liams, Centerville; George H. Keagy,
Hagerstown; Roy A. Morgan, Center
vile; Paul Harvey Cain, Economy;
Freddy Clayton Williams, Greensboro;
Thomas Lawrence, Centerville; Paul
R. Bertsch, Cambridge City; Earl AL
exander Cheeseman, Greensboro !;
Frank c. Hale, Richmond R. F. D.;
Clarence NJ Rummel, Cambridge
City; George w. Sharp, East German
town.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-23
Cement PLANT
CONTRACT SIGNED

Work will be started on the propos-
ed plant of the Indiana Portland Ce-
ment company, at last definitely Sc
cured for Richmond, as soon as the
cement men can work out details of
site and construction.
Adam Beck, president Of the COM
pany, is in California comforting with
cement experts there, and Will J..
Hart, secretary returned last week
from Canada, where he had been look
ing over machinery
Hart, in Richmond Wednesday, said
the contract bringing the company
here already signed by the Richmond
Commercial club, had been signed by
the company's board of directors.
Albert Kleinknecht, city power plant
superintendent, says the tentative
schedule of power called for by the
new plant will mean a revenue of $780,
900 year for the city plant
Credit is given to George Seidel,
vice-president, and John Lontz, presi-
dent of the Commercial club, for bring
ing the new industry here.