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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

Comedy are bed-fellows.
wrote two-act farce for the
boys ia my unit. There is no lack
Of professional talent in the British
ranks, Our scenery and drop-cur.
tain were painted by a professional
painter We had an elecfri-
clan and a carpenter from the Lon.
don theaters In all respects we
had a hrst-class show" without the
faintest suggestion Of amateurlsh-
ness. There was no hin, OF war or
on anything connected With war IN
this play Wigs and gowns for the
actors who played female parts were
imported from Paris
The army authorities encouraged
rs in every way
Let me describe a typical per
Torrance one evening last June. n
was announced for Z O'Clock IN the
Y 81 g. hat AZ ---. In Bel.
gum W1o sent our electrician and
carpenter 20 early IN the day 90 FIX
up our lights and scenery. Il was
a long. low hut We were 10 play In.
capable of holding 900 men, stand
ing About O'Clock The rest % rs
se- ont for our improvised theafer
The lasf mile OF our journey was
along "a screened road that r.. the
side towards the German lines was
hung - feet high with huge cur
tains ~ coarse long grass These
curtains were meant 20 hide any We.
hicles pa sing along This much
sheiled dangerous road Soldiers.
in steel helmets and with gas masks
sIung o1 heir shoulders ready for
instant aa. were sauntering about
eVeryN h.Ha. and bronzed hardy
lor tbey o0kcd When we reached
Tho but wo had % elbow our way
thru fhr waiting crowds
shah never forget the scene
upon wh.H I looked ont from DO
hind anr in the evening There
were on boys packed like s1rdines
TIE a. Nas thick with tobacco
mnto The hut was vibrating with
ro4r- anal ituehter Incoming shcll5
were sing and bregkInr oUt
ian and our guns not Far away.
fh.II rrt No attention was paid
fo. 1g noises eyes and ears
rere fE' 1n our stage war and Us
horrors re forgotten FOR two
4Irb hours and for time each
hes'- ll-- vas filed with laughter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
The Germans Make 1t
Hard For Italians To
Fight Without Hatred

For the benefit Of those who shudder
ut the thought of American boys being
trained to the business of killing Ger
mans
And for the enlightenment Of those
who do not realize just what kind of a
foe the United States is facing
The Times wishes to quote an extract
from an official dispatch, of Friday, from
responsible officials in Rome to respon-
sible officials in Washington, concerning
the kind of war the Austro-German
forces are waging in the occupied terri
tory Of Italy.
Here it is.
ITALIAN SOLDIERS REPORT
THAT THE SCREAMS OF WOMEN
IN THE HANDS OF AUSTRO-GER-
MANS MAKE THE NIGHTS HIDEOUS
ALONG THE PAVE LINE"
Stop here, and let that sink in.
Try to realize what it means to the
sons, husbands and brothers of those
women across the river.
If you were an Italian soldier on the
banks of the Pave could you fight with
out hatred?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Feeding the Enemy

TO the Editor Of The Times:
The premier Of Holland is bitter
against our embargo on foods. Uncle
sam is sorry 10 offend a nation that
We love. but honor comes first. Mr..
Premier. The fact that Holland
sends foods into Germany even az
exchauge is enough Cur boys are
giving their LIES blood 20 libcrate
tle world and unlesE We are WOrs7
than the Hun We must help 1ur boys
fc win the cause ~ righteousness.
We must not he traitors 20 them
even tho Holland nav have 10 sur.
fer somewhat Pretense 20 etarvH-
sion has been Che cry n the Hun for
wears. but vhen-we captGre chem no
their snake hole we ind they arc
supplied with luxuries that max 3
cur mouth water. " is wiser GOD
oyerettie1aic than 20 under-cs,mate
Tho cmemy's strength. in tho high
est sense there Be- no such thing as
neutralitv Tho thnt is not for me
s against mo let Holland IN she
is in distress join us I'm orr batrc
FOR rightr0u mess and thus thousauds
and perhaps millions of our mcn
and our lpp.Io, can DO .8ycd. We.
too have grievance against y0u
SIR Premier but we are NOT bitter.
We merely eutreat you 20 help oir
cause
MARGARET r NcAUIEY
$50 BrooFlynuye. non 28. 1917
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
Painfully Here Do We
Chronicle the Doom of the
A. NJ. COffee's Companion

And among the youth Of q great land
there shall be wailing and gnashing of
teeth, and strong men standing in the
eating places shall mourn loudly and
shall call down maledictions upon the
curse of conservation; they shall revile
even their handmaidens, their cooks and
their waiting ladies and condemn them
for denying the food of the hasty
And those that are given to the drink
ing of coffee shall turn away unsatisfed
for what is the drink Of the gods. yea
even the amber liquid If it be not com
panioned by the doughnut delectable, by
the nut that has nourished the hurried
Of the nations.
For 10, it is written that the dough
nut shall vanish from among US.
On the scrolls of the cooks it is writ
ten, and on the tablets OF the food con
servers.
And though the voice of the people
shall be lifted in anguish and the heav-
ems be rent with the shouts of the pro
testers, yet shall the law be fulfilled and
that which was beloved among viands
shall be abolished utterly.
And behold punishment IS visited up-
on the doughnut for It's transgr6ssio'sS.
for It's temptation of the people unto the
sin Of gluttony.
For IL Is madn of Ana lehn..Iall 4.l,r-4.c
great price and mixed with sweetness
and with the fruit of fowls. also of great
price, and handmaidens prepare it for the
table. broiling it in fats, yea, the priceless
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
From Another Pomtof NieU
BIZ C. 7. S.

G.. Il Saw your aftermath menus for q
week calling '0r cold turkey cold turkey,
cold turkey. cold turkey. turkey hash and the
balance q thee turkey hash Tell Us. frankly,
C.. T. S, what did you have for Thanksgiving.
a turkey OF an elephant?-E D.
c. r S.-'Smatter. has not the good wife
learned the conserving art OF turkey soup
r. + NJ
The Kaiser still maintains that God is
with him. He keeps God doing some pref
ty tall retreating.
Everybody is doing it. A Detroit man
broke his leg and the hospital reports it
is knitting.
The beet sugar crop appears feeble
enough to walk with a cane.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
The 0verlOOker
BY OR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. By Frank Crane)

In an interview the other day Robert
w. Chambers is reported as saying:
"The really wise woman conceals her
wisdom from her men friends. She does
not criticize; instead she oyerlooks.'
Which remark is a sound, juicy outlet
of truth.
It's not what you see in me that makes
you love me it's what you refuse to see
in me.
When / was a little boy had a school
teacher whom | adored with all the in
tensity male person of seven can cH-
ercise toward female person Of twenty
five. l love that woman stih, tho she is
dead and gene, or married and done for,
years ago, as far as / know And the
principal reason for my infatuation of
Miss Lamb Chat was her name; | won
der what has become of herr was that
she was the first expert star overlooker
that came into my life.
/ know now that at the time of this
early passion l was tow-headed urchin,
usually with dirty face and nose that
needed plumbing, an enemy to all order
lY government, in the road of and dis
liked by most people, and fuller of the
Old Ned than an egg Is full of meat.
And along came this teacher in the
Third Ward school; she couldn't see any
of my conspicuous disagreeable qualities,
declared / was a wonderful child and
some day would be president Of the
United States or foreman of the grand
jury on the Day of Judgment, or some
thing, and asked me to her house, and
fed me candy and e7ples. Love her?
Never since have felt such utter, con-
Stunning devotion. ! would have died for
her even kept my face clean and my
hair combed for her-when / thought
of IT,
Oh, there's meanness and undesirable
ness enough in any one of US, II you look
at it, TO make US loathlyl And in the
worst of us there are spots of beauty
which the skilled overlooker can find, and
no soul rises until it sees its own beauty,
and it never sees that unless it be first
thru the eyes of friend.
Look after your children, mother, bit
sugar it with deal Of overlooking.
Look after your husband, woman; and
after your wife, man and look after your
men, captain and look after your pris-
oners, warden; and look after your work.
men, boss; and look after your pupils,
teacher; but don't fail to do a good deal
of overlooking.
Even of the great Eye that seeth us
all and to whom our very inmost
thoughts are as printed page, perhaps
when it is said that He will remember
our sins against US no more forever it
means that that all-seeing Eye is, in
mercy and love and infinite pity, an Al
mighty Overlooker.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01


the same attention TO the most deli
cate machine ever inyented--the hu
man body
All should seek thorough physi-
cal examination once year 20 pre-
vent diseases or detect them while
durable.
In the past century Is years have
been added 20 the average OF human
life and a like addition could be Sc
cured were we'll established hygienic
laws obeyed.
The need Of nipping disease IN the
beginning has boon manifested by
thousands % young men who were
rejected BY physical exemption
boards and army surgeons.
About q per cent Of the candi-
dates were found physically defec.
tive and this percentage IS appall.
INK when we consider that all these
men were between tho ages 81 90
and 20 years, when they should be
az tho height OF physical perfection.
The most prevalent defects found
we're defective vision and teeth. I'm.
derweight. pulmonary and cardiac le
sions and defOrmities Of hands, feet
or spine.
Countless numbers OF people 20
along for years with markedly de
fective vision. straining their eyes
only 10 have their attention called
70 tho condition by indirectly asking
a physician for advice for headaches
or when actually forced 20 go 10 an
ocullst By falling sight Defective
teeth are allowed 20 decay until re-
noval e. generally necessary. other
bodily breskdowns are allowed -
become chronic before attention Is
rafd ~ fhap1
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

The guards in suhways mash him
And when be goes To- play
Headwaiters stern abash him
And hat boys make him pay.
Box office people job him.
Whcro'er hc goes he's done"
Why NOT EnlqEy YOU rob him
he thinks bca(had no fun,
w. eeems "a chilly party
With quite "a frozen map.
Hui deep down in his heart he
is quite decent chap.
Ills pose D. smart and sneorinc.
Set if your learn. 10 sec
Beneath this thin veneering
He's Just like you and me.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
The GOthonlife
BY eEHToN eRALEY

Behold Tho bithc New Yorker
Who always throws q front.
Ills outfit o. corker
For dressing is bis stunt.
He loves to talk Of Broadway
With an COS glow and glare
And whispers In an awed way
OF fortunes Fquapdcrcd' there
Tho SAN bc thinks. arises
And sells within Manhattan
AT chick towns no. dospises.
And from bis lulc nai boz
Two Hundred Ninety third street
Ho boots small towns as slow.
Clio came WON some absurd strc,
IN Chnhcothe. o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
wAlrlw ON THE sHANrY GANG


There's a deal OF speculation as 20 when THIS
war viii end.
AS TO when the German kaiser will have drunk
his fill OF gore
Opinions are some varied and they most refuse
20 blend
Into any certain day or week on which IT viii
be Ger.
I'm unable to enlighten those who'd Ike to know
the date
When The fighting will have ended and the boys
come marching back;
For understand IL hasn't been the subject OF
debate
In The shanty on the East Side by the Lake
Shore railroad track.
The tanks have crushed Won Hindenburg and
sent him in retreat,
And italy is reinforced and hghting back again.
With the prospects OF a victory that's bound to
be complete
Now that she can match the Germans In equip
ment and in men
And n may be we are nearer 90 that day We
When ~ home Wen sing a welcome 10 our
Johnnie and our Jack.
But g hasn't yet been settled by the bunch
when Sc Will be
In the shanty On the East Side by the Lake
Shore railroad track
There was Jimmy" mat we called him, with his
trlsty pipe ot clay.
There was Larry Matt" snd Cricket" there
was Loyal too and sam"
And The fagman with leg on (been brake
man In his day
When two freight trains came together. he was
mixed up In the iam)
There was oWally. "Bm" and Hiram"
@Brocky "Dugas "Tom" and Rant"
And to lend little color, there was Andy"
who was black.
They had settled ih rebellion fore Lee gave his
sword GO Grant
-@iratfrtt- IN Err Fast Sids D. ths take
Shore railroad track
Some incline 70 an opinion IN these troubled
times Of war
And the rumors that 'hr Bible places near the
Judgment morn,
That vp might AZ we'll DO IlsfninE FOR fhe
frgmycts meaning bar
When Gabriel BE- comm with bis solo on the
born
Hu' I'm not tho least excited and contentedls
The millennium IS nearer cause the world can
not 60 back
Put Fl has no chance 10 happen tuI they've
Ia Che shan.y on The Eas, side By The Lake
shore railroad rack
They found an internal machine at po-
lice headquarters. bat for the life Of us
we cannot imagine why anyone should
want to harm our police.
Surely not for having apprehended the
perpetrators of the Cldord-st killing
Or, may Ve add. of any other killing
Josie and Minnie Hare. sisters. have
secured divorces from brothers they mar
ried ln the niatter OF husbands these
Hare sisters would appear 60 be nigh
haldhcakled-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
The Ad-MirrOr
And Advice to Investors
n The Times Prints H. The Times Believes II

NHs DEPARTMENT maintained Hight Of truth the
faker the and s"inde.
advertisers nave
nlsed or
public Will recognition TO honest adVn
advertisers who found IN The Times viii not De
given giving the writer's and
Will printed withheld preferred
Address, The Ad-Mirror The Times Detroit Mich
YOU Mirror a. % PineS
and Mnto both eayssed In The News as Nonaetl cough
bronis remedies WI 20 what the adVertseeh ci'
they WIFI do7 Please D.
deceptive Michigan legis
misleading
Canada where there restriction lying ads advertised
intended FOR
and the Black
respectively OF
familiar with this and presumably the
or when
doesn't
suppose proprietary
the thing advertised Pinex sold bulk like
mOlassss
people made" That
ofashond
ordinary Many on
followed lemonade
bling
methods would
OF
advertised made remedies And
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

asm and determination 90 improve himself IN his
masters eyes and not 10 lose his customer
what Is the price Of white tapet" asked the
lady
"Twopence per yard" said the assistant.
That's very dear" said the lady
We'll. you see" said the hopeful assistant
seeing his masters eyes upon him. ats on ac-
count OF The scarcity ot tape worms"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

q - - -
year.
Most men have
their automobiles
gone over once
and often twice a
year.
But how few
people think n
necessary 20 pay
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

due course #cy were Summon
ed 10 appear ia cpurtl
What is YOUR trado7" tho
Judge asked ono % them
"A l0cksmith." was The AN.
sWCr.
What were Won doing when
The police entered
Well your honor came tho
response. u was just making
door,"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

customer.
Why. said The employer.
"didD't you tell the lady. the
high price was on account OF
the scarcity of mlk-wOrms7"
The assistant promised 70 40
better I'M future. Presently a
lady came In and'the assistant
rnshnd fnrwnrd fnll nf nnihnsi-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

c. y. asks Should one who has
been used 10 taking cold showers
during tho summer months continue
the practice turnout the winter?"
Yes, n OF a robust constitution
start the days work with a cold
shower even IN winter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

Mamma-But didn't your con
science tell YOU that you were doing
wrong
Little EdWln-Yes. but papa told
ne I shouldn't believe an was
told
"Oh. dear exclaimed little vii
lard one yultry afternoon. II wish q
was rich
what would Won DO" asked his
mother.
I'D have the ice man bring me "a
skating rink every morning no 20
piled.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
The Keep Well
Column
INVENTORY

Most women complain II the land
lord does not have the house over
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

Omaha reports "A near centenarian bY
the name of Pobcrt EQ Near time Rob
ert were ar-onging TO get himself put in
storage.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01
Laugh With Us

lawsuit had arisen out OF a dispute about a
right Of way. and the counsel for the landlord
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

The police radod gambling den recently.
The games and addresses OF those caught on the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

| Il
laborer who had testified that x E. EG4
20 his personal knowledge O. a.
there had been a right OF way MZLTEFs- p
over the disputed land since be lISa I'll
boy FIVE years old. LIB a. n
And how old are you noW?" VoZ@S-1 n
asked the lawyer. L--J
"Eighty-hve"
But surely You can't remember things which
occurred when you were boy OF 1--WE, eighty
years ago." said the lawyer. in affected incredu
ity
Deed, AMI can, sir, I can mind year afors
that, when your father-auld skinhint, as we
used TO call him go
THAT will do You may go" said counsel
reddening. "a litter ran thru tho court.
Got an awful wallopn frae Joan Macin-
tosh--"
"ThatT do" roared the lawyer wrathfuEiy.
For cheatin' her twoyearOld lassie-"
DO YOU hear7 You can 60 ! say"
loot q the change OF "a thruppenny Bit" con-
cluded tho venerable witness riumphantly, as he
slowly ipft the witness box.
A shop assistant was being repTimanded by his
employer for losing tho sale u some silk tho
rtYle hpfu M fub hc
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

bolt for the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-01

A shop assistant being repTimanded by his
employer for losing the sale % some silk tho
vrIgc baiuu fop hfrh for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-07
THE LAYMAN'S
BIBLE CLASS ON
| NEXT SABBATH

The second meeting of the several
Bible classes composing the Laymen's
Federation will be held at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday, June 10
at IL o'clock noon. The meeting is
held in the church.
The first of these meetings held last
month at the Winthrop Street Bap-
fist church was a great success. over
so men being present. 1t is hoped that
there may be even larger attendance
next Sunday. Certainly the men who
attended the first meeting will not
want to miss the coming meeting.
The lesson is from ! Kings 7:13-51
where description Of Hiram, King OF
Tyre, man skilled in the metal arts
is found. His skill transformed the
rude. unattractive stone and metal
into an ornament of beauty, fit to
adorn even King Solomans Temple
This lesson is applied to the industrial
development of America, the Country
with an Opportunity"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-07
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Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-07
ADJUSTMENTS
OPERA HOUSE
june7d1t

William Farnum in a Superb Produc-
ton Of Charles Dickens famous Nov
eli "A Tale Of Two Cities" on Friday
and Saturday. Special Price Of 1oc
and 15e To All.
William Farnum, the idol of mil
lions Of 'movie fans and critics will be
seen at the Opera House on Friday
and Saturday of this week in a pic
turization Of Charles Dickens famous
novel "a Tale of Two Cities"
This picture was produced by the
VIM. Fox studios and is one of the
sensations Of the moving picture world
Undoubtedly, millions have read
Charles Dickens stories and in THIS
massive production the immortal WORK
of the great author is brought to life
and those witnessing the photo play
are made to live through the trying
times of the French Revolution IN all
it's vividness and the appalling reign
Of the guillotine.
From the very first the atmosphere
carries one realistically back to the
French peasants fight against the arls-
tocracy and holds an audience spell
bound through the subsequent reign
of terror until finally the curtain Is
drawn upon the life-sacriflce OF SD
new Carton for his hopeless love.
This production will be shown after
noon and evening on Friday and sat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-07
COLONIAL THEATRE

Carlyle Blackwell and June Elridee
in 1.-THE Social Leper"; Mrs. Vernon
Castle in Episode Fourteen Of "Pa-
tria" Pathe Weekly; Comedies; A
Superb Program for Today Only.
With a smashing storyas tempestous
action and brilliant actin the Brady
made photo play. "a Social Leper"
with Carlyle Blackwell and June Ell
ridge in the leading roles, which is pre-
scented at this theatre today only,
stands out as an extraordinary and eX-
ceptional offering. Filled to the brim
with exciting and startling incidents,
this sensational story grips with the
first flash of the first reel and holds it
until the superb climax. An all-star
cast including Arthur Ashley and Eve
Ign Greeley support the leading char
acters who are seen to splendid advan-
tage.
Episode fourteen Of "Patria" star
ring Mrs. Vernon Castle is without
doubt the most sensational two reels
of motion pictures ever produced Tor
a serial. Among the more exciting in
cidents is the big aeroplane stunt when
Mrs. Castle loops the loop in her ma
chine. The action of this chapter is