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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05
GERMAN is
HELD-.HERE
AS PLOT TER
LabOrer Is Said To BE
COnspiratOr With
Kaltschmidt
TRIED TO WRECK
BRIDGE, is CHARGE

Carl Schmidt. believed 10 be an
ally OF Albert Kaltschmidl was ar
rested hy Detroit federal officers
Friday night md is held in the
county Jail charged with having set
on foot a military expedition in the
United States against Canada. The
pecidc charge is that he was
among the consp spiratorS who az
tempted 90 blow up The Nipiron
bridge OF the Canadian Pacific rail.
way az NlpIgon. ont. in March.
1915 Schmidt, who has been om.
ploved az laborer in Detroit. was
one OF several Germans who es-
cap"d from n Canadian internment
camp on the ST. Lawrence river one
ear ago
Schmidt was arrested in has home
Friday by Samuel T. Klawans. OF
tbe federal department of Justice.
and Detective tiarvin OF the Detroit
police Men named in the com
plant as conspirators arc Albert
kaltsShmidi. who now is held by
the federal authorities to await tho
action OF the federal grand jury
which rcconvenes hero Monday. md
% man named Stevens. now iIvcrncd
in Canada
Canadian authorities of Fort vii
liam arrested Schmidt and Stevens
on train near Nipigon in March.
1916, after having observed their
suspicious actions They were sent
TO prison for short terms for carry
ing concealed weapons. and later
were inferned AZ Fort Henry. near
KINGSTON Schmidt was one of six
German WHO ofopowcrcd an arm
cd guard af the camp and escaped
10 fhc American side of tbo river.
Hc HAS been iu Detroit since that
fimc For the last three months
he bias boon under close observation
bv fho Representatives of lhc DO.
partment of justice and operatives
of thc William J Rums agency.
ln the event that Schmidt is or
dcrcd held by the United States
comub sioner his case probably VIII
DE heArd bv the grand jury Mon
dav. along with that of Kalfscbmidt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05
Popular Unrest Melts
Before Wave of
Patriotism -.
PROF. MILIUKOFF
GAINS GREAT MOB
Cries of Down With
Him" Changes to
r'"~ Cheers
BY WV. q. SYEPHEPD


tSfaN Correspondent United Pre0D
PETROGRAD May 4.-CVia Lon
don, May 5D-After two days OF
cheering muttering. iostling mobs
surgtng back and forth in demon.
strations that az times approached
perilously near to organized riots.
the duma provisional government
had today apparently succeeded in
re'establishing itself An all.night
meeting last night apparently
-moothed ONT many differences be
tween the duma leaders and the
soldiers and workmen's delegations.
Formal report OF these delibera-
tions has not vet been made. but
Tho attitude OF representatives on
both sides indicated greater unity.
s the headquarters OF the sol
djcrs and workmens committee to-
day IL was informally stated that
AN amicable adjustment had been
reached with tho duma members
aud that the executive committee
by 20 two 20 one vote had approved
The governments pledges Included
in these pledges 10 was reported
was one to announce publicly the
reasons behind the provisional gov.
arnments announcement on May
day as 90 Russia- aims in The war.
Soldiers delegates said today the
f..H ..-t f .f.f. r.fauaft,p hrd
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05
WILL NINS is
SWORN IN AS
RECORDER
Wins RecOrdership On
Recount BY 1873
Votes
DIR. HALL BEATS
MRS. OOSTDYK
Members of Five Elec-
ton Boards Must Ex-
plain Errors

charles r. Wilkins received Ger.
uacatc of election as recorder from
Tho city election commission late
Friday afternoon thc final figures
OF the recount showing that he dc
feated Prosecutor Charlie n Jas
nowsN by 1913 votes He immedi-
ately took the oath Of Office. admin
istered by city Clerk Richard bind
say chairman OF The election com
mission -IIe viii take Office Ian. /.
succecE1ng Judge William F. Con
molly
Dr John s Hall also was declar
cd elected school Inspector for the
fouryoar term the recount figures
giving him a majority OF i0l. votes
ovcr Mrs Carrie Church Oostdyk.
who ou The face of the cauvassed
dct9rns was the winner bv IS votes
uurIug Che recount ur HALL gained
l57, due entirely to clerical errors
on lhe part of election boards
The total vote for recorder as
shown hy fhe election commission s
figures was WlF.n- e9 $50 las
novski $500 pr Hall received
1891 and Nrs Oostdvs. 1850.
Tho oanva rd rorrns hmyng Mr.
IasFovet and Mrs Ooudvk Tho
Winners. gave W1ku rSe votes
and las0oV sk sos Mr. Ooetdyk
obtained o0ul4 ballots and Dr Han
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05
WAR LOAN laws
FLOOD OF GOLD
subscriptions Pour In At Rate
Of 20,000,000 Per
Hour

WASHINGTON May g. Sub.
acrpuou- to thc Liberty loan" are
nominr 70 ar thc ratc of abolt 500.
road1H am hour fhe first 50n sub
scriptions tabulatcd lcssa than two
rer cent OF The total received up 60
last night pledged a total amount
of fl3S.67f000.
Suhscriptio tabulated from
Michigan To late total st465.oou. o.
which $1,000 oO0 was subscribed boo
Detroit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05
Fall of Latter City
Would Force Great
TeutOn Retreat
GERMANS FIGHT
FOR EVERY INCH
|}itterest Battles of
War Being Waged
On West Front

PETRoGRAD, May 5.-Pro.
German peace agitators are be-
ing attacked IN the streets Of
Petrograa by crowds OF soldiers
and citizens. Numerous clashes
have occurred Shots have
been fired and several persons
are reported 20 have been
wounded
II is believed this riotnq is
separate from the Disturbances
cf the past Two days directed
against the government, but the
greatest disorder preVsir
LONDON May d Way for the
(anlJnr of thc Laon pivot ~ tho
herman Hindonburg limo was opcn
l. The French todayA ~ Con Ni
|ello can turn the trick and ont
lank tho Germans hy capture OF
aon in the immediate future mill
|ary stratce.sts here believe the re.
remeut OF thc Germans 20 the
|rontier line VIII be necessary.
Capture ot Craonne dominating
|he Aisne plateau and tho Miouc
|allcy. taken in surprise blow Of
|rcat strength. struck yesterday by
|he Frcnch commander Gives the
French their entry point for this
Important operation Today the
French wcro nine miles distant
rom Taon but with Tho Intervening
|round fayorahly situated for their
|irthor progress German reserves
concentrated 20 offset tho
french victory were siuhhornly con
|sting every inch of the ground
|eld by NivcIlc- troops and front
|ispatches Indicated a battle of ci-
|antic proportions WAS gathering
here. Craonnc and l.aon Die at tho
ase of an angle of which T.aFere
tho point a penetration NJ this
|ngle would give the Allies e hold
ack of Tho Hudenhure line AN tho
|ay north and place the Germans in
raNc jeopardy
british front reports today in
icated a temporary stoppagc Of In
|intry assault actions Of any great
|iaguiiudc. but an Increase OF artil
|rying all along The line
Field Narshnl Haig's report this
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05
ALL TROOPS To
TRAIN IN SOUTH
General Guard Call Expected
To Follow Passage Of
Draft

WASHINGTON. May All
troops 20 be raised under the new
draft law will be trained in The
south In order 20 avoid The hard
ships incident 10 the extreme cold
Of The northern states during thc
winter timo
general National guard call is
expected 90 Immediately follow the
signing OF the draft bill by the pres
dent
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05

EAgrIEsT AHHN ~ enc 400
IN ava tH f,N |I m l Train
arrives chicago 10 H m Terminals
centrally 'urafrd both citfrs.t-Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05

Rhcumntlsm nuf Nervous Diseases
sucr>e fulfy treated of Mt Ciem. rs
Adv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05

rrfnffnE-shs plain nest kind-that
n right--f1n Job Dept -- Hsin fs20.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05
tEGIBLLEE i. LEGITIMATE

Not an idle word in The Times
Not an eye-taSing line In The Times
Not a doiiar-hlchinq ad. In The Times
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-05
SEPARATE: |: PEACE: PARTY
LOSES RUSSIAN fight
CAPTURE OF CRAONNE
OPENS CLEAR ROAD TO
LAON FOR FRENCH ARMY

Tho barrage- bar 4gere driven back
from the British trenchos after
period oi sharp fighting
Progress around Fresnot 10 tho
south was also reported by iais
At Mcssines hostile raiders were To-
pnlaed
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
AUTO INDUSTRY TOPLAY LARGE PART
IN PREPARING U. 5. FOR WAR.

production of these articles. so that in
case OF emergency the plants can
quickly turn to the production of Tu,
nitiOns on a large scale IS: .<.
So numerous have the automobile
Factories Of the country become. ami
so extensively are they operating.
that. while many would continue 10
turn out automobiles of all kinds,
many others would be converted into
munitions plants he said. Natural
~. the accessory manufacturers would
be relied uAQn for the produC ton OF
fuses and Oher small mun!tion parts,
There are MOT many aeroplane manu-
featuring nEantS in this country, so
naturally this work, too, would fail on
the automobile manufaCt urers. The
same would be true of motor boats.
"ManufGct urers would not be expect
ed To turn out only enough supplies
to afford training to their employees
along specific lines, TO form the nu-
cleus Of 4 larger force to work under
the direction of these craftsmen.
The National Motor Car and We
hicie corporation. along with many
other automobile manufacturing com
panies. has notified President Wilson
that its plant will be at the complete
disposal OF the federal government
whenever it is needed. to be convert
ed into a munitions plant or to be used
for any other purpose"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
Plants Will Turn Out Motor
Boats. AirpIanes and
Munitions

The automobile industry IS going To
be called upon TO play an important
part in the mobilization CT the nation ;
resources and in the work O: preparing
for national defense in case the U"ited
States becomes involved in an az
gressive war with Germany More
over. the industry will be caIlel upon
to. do its share in the production al
certain articles of defense. in the Opin-
ion Ct W. F. Ben of the National Mo
tor Company.
Automobile manufacturers are go
Ing TO be called moot by the govern
ment to build aeroplanes. motor boats.
armored automobiles, tractors. trucks
and pleasure cars Of the kind used for
the quick transportation OF officers
and men. And many Of them will
have to turn their plants into ammuni-
ton AMI arms factories.
Bell declares that education in time
of peace constitutes a vital essential
Of practical preparedness. and that
attention is to be given to the placing
Of small orders with automobile plants
by the government. that they may be-
gin to assemble the necessary maChin-
cry and instruct their workmen in the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
POOR GASOLINE STlRS
DEALERS TO PLAN PROBE

DENVER, COlO.-Constantly insist
ent reports of the rapidly declining
quality of the gasoline being sold 70
motorists throughout the city have
caused the car dealers division Of the
Automobile Trades Association to in
sist upon an investigation, with view
to determining, if possible, the reason
why the market is flooded with such
an inferior grade Of motor fuel.
Trades association officials are con-
vinced that the gasoline sold today is
even inferior to that sold tire cor four
months ago. Cases have been report
ed to the asspciation officials where
motorists have actually determined
that they get from 80 to 40 Fer cent
less mileage on a gallon of gasoline
now than they did four months ago
At recent meeting of the car deal
ers division of the Automobile Trades
Association, the matter was discussed
and committee was appointed t. in
Vestigate the matter.
1t was decided to direct the investi-
CATION towards the oil inspection de-
partment Of the state, to determine
why inferior gasoline is permitted by
the state oil inspection department to
be sold. State Oil Inspector Duce will
be requested to demonstrate the oil
inspection methods practised by his
department and to explain the extent
of his authority in passing on the va
rious grades of gasoline. An effort
will be made to discover the deficien:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
DRIVING ALONG CAR
TRACKS Is BAD ON
YOUR AUTO TIRES.

Autoists are frequently seen driving
their autos in street car tracks. While
this makes for comfortable riding and
is sometimes necessary in passing
other vehicles or in avoiding torn
pieces CT road, 1t is unquestionably
detrimental to tires. The continual
grinding against the more or less
sharp edges Of the rail tends to cut
the tread, and. what is still more in
furious, weakens the fabric construc
tion OF the tires r.. G.-:
p. NJ. Smoot of Smoot & Steinhauser
makes it point to have the men of
his service department explain these
points to a motorist whose tires show
such abuse to have been inflicted.
In speaking further upon this sub
ject he pointed out that great many
dollars invested in tires is wasted by
this practise Of riding the tracks.
Tires are particularly susceptible to
rail injury when they are below the
correct initiation pressure. The con.
tinual bending and flexing of the fab
rio as the wheels ride first on and
then off the rail, tears the. fabric
layers apart and tends to separate the
tread from the fabrics beneath. If
bear this in mind and avoid
the car tracks they will notice an ap-
saving in the tire bills.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
PNEUMATIC TIRES APPARENTLY
4. ~, fixture IN AUTO INDUSTRY

more or less substitution with q cor.
responding decrease of quality, but to
make dependable and servIcea5le auto.
mobile tires, real rubber-the best OF
rub5er-and the highest grade of fab.
rio, combined with chemicals of un.
questioned quality, must be used. The
old saying, There is nothing like
leather" no longer applies, and in
view OF the enormous output OF auto.
mobile, motorcycle and bicycle tires
at the resent time, this phrase might
very consistently be changed TO read,
There is nothing like rubber
Tires Are Foundation Of Auto Industry
Rubber tires are the very foundation
OF the automobile. Without them a car
is useless. impossible, nil, They afford
not alone safety and comfort, but
make possible high speeds over roads
or varying conditions. They are like
shoes TO the human foot, with the
same important junction TO perform.
Reviewing the situation broadly,
therefore, the pneumatic tire, like the
automobile, is with us to stay, and
while the various makes Of tires ma.
turally differ in constructive details,
as a study OF tire advertising will
show, they all are intended to serve
the same great purpose, and 1t is
doubtful II any satisfactory substitute
for the rubber, fabric and air now
used in tires or the tire itself will
soon be found" ~....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
AMATEUR DRIVERS BREAK
PAST TRAFFIC RECORDS

Amateur drivers under the sanction
of the American Automobile associa
ton established a twenty-four-houI
traffic record in Chicago between Il
O'Clock Monday and - o'clock Tues
day, doing 5G8S miles. A Chalmers
seven-passenger touring car was used
and in addition to the drivers the cal
carried l. A. Hillman, the official OBJ
server of the American Automobile
association.
In preparing for this remarkable
run, which was 22S.1 miles better than
any previous mark ever made, the
first and secord gears were removed
completely from the car, leaving only
the high gear and reverse. The entire
run was made without stopping. The
motor averaged thirteen miles to the
gallon of gasoline. The run was cen
fined largely to the business district
Of the city of Chicago and to the con-
gested streets.
The best record traffic run for the
twenty-four-hour period are two in
number, one by a VauxhaH car in the
city of London in 1914, when 251 miles
were made, and the other by Douglas
Gray N Chalmers in New York in
1916, when 1851 miles were made.
Neither Of these records were official.
In the Chicago run an average speed
Of 24.49 miles was made for the entire
day, this average. having been attained
largely by the night running.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
TIRE MADE PUNCTURE-PRoOF
BY CASING OF STEEL

A resilient wheel, in which a pneu-
matte tube is combined with a steel
casing and an outer hard-rubber tire,
has been patented. The inner tube
rests on a steel band that encircles
the felloe.. Three steel bands inclose
the tube, one at either side and one
corresponding to an outer rim. The
side bands are fastened to each other
by bolts, so flattened as not to inter
fere with the tube. The third steel
band is itself inclosed with a hard
rubber cushion which engages the side
steel bands by means of flanges on
the latter. The side bands are SO
fastened to the wheel as not to inter
fere with the resiliency afforded by
the pneumatic tire.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
cars OF TODAY
BUILT So women
CAN RUN THEM
All of Family Are Considered
In Designing the Modern
Automobile

There is no feature of motor car
construction so prominent in the
minds OF automobile manufacturers as
that which taxes into consideration
the fact that at the present time the
/ purchase Of an automobile is a family
affair. A glance at the show exhibits
reveals how automobile designers are
treating with more than passing i'm,
portance the elements which make a
car suitable for family driving.
The demands Of the women in the
case are placing a premium upon
comfort, convenience. ease of handling
and safety" said c. c. Clark OF the
Ables-HertSche CO. recently. 1T used
to be that only the men Of the family
were considered capable of operating
fact, they@Eere the only ones capable
Of operating them. Cars formerly were
not efficient or refined enough for the
women and children, to manipulate
with any degree Of pleasure.
Nowadays the situation is totally
changed. No one derives as much
pleasure from driving the car as the
wonderland the kids. too.
And it is this that accounts for the
tendency towards light weight. 1t is
also this that accounts for the refine
made possible by light weight ant
ease Of control. Manufacturers gen
ally appreciate the fact that it is ne
cessary to make a car light in it's I'M
sprung parts, 80 that the pounding eff
fects of weight on the road are mini
mized The old theory that weight is
essential to riding ease has been ex-
ploded.
Easy to Guide
The handling qualities of car are
closely related 10 light weight, so that
the light car is easy to guide and
quickly responsive to braking mani
pulations.
But to get back to the original con-
tention, the slos IN of practically every
car builder today is, please the ladies
if you wish to be a successful car
dealer, and those who have reached
the pinnacle OF fame in this industry
have left no stone unturned to make
their cars appeal to the women of the
family. Mere man is not Sc particu-
lar, so long as the machine has pow
er, speed and is economical to oper-
ate. But when the real boss is taken
into consideration, she demands all
the little nicet!es that are dear = the
feminine heart She wants a car that |
is suited to the purposes for which
It was made ;fbut she also wants it to
conforms to aet ideas of good taste |
and refinement
For every fear sold today serves a
dual purpose: it expedites the bust
ness transactions of the head OF the
house during the day and provides
pleasure for the entire family-with
mother or daughter at the wheel
most of the rest of the time"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
Best Grades of Rubber, Fabric
and Chemicals Have
Wrought Revolution

For more than decade, inventors
Jealous OF fame and fortune, have beer
untfring In their efforts TO discover and
perfect a practical ard satisfactory
substitute for the present pneumatic
automobile tire. But Notwithstanding
that enough devices, ingenious, freak
ish and otherwise, 10 stock a large
museum, have from time TO time been
submitted 10 the patent office, and
upon many OF which letters patent
have been granted, II is interesting to
reflect that not once mas the status
and prestige OF the present standard
type Of automobile tire been seriously
threatened" says Arthur J.. Zealiey
director OF advertising for the Federal
Rubber company, Wisconsin. And
this is but natural when you consider
that the pneumatic automobile tire Of
today Is a product of evolution, just as
the automobile has been. 1t is not
difficult to revert back to the early
types OF some Of the leading automo-
biles OF today recall their peculiar
lines, limited power and speed, and
their more or less uncertainty Of
opera Likewise. the first auto
mobile tires with which these cars
were equipped were crude, weak and
compared with the highly perfected
tire OF today more or less unreliable.
Better Tires Have Been
Made Necessary III
Progress, however, steady and un-
swerying, has been the slogan OF the
upbuilders OF the automobile industry,
until today the present models are
marvels OF graceful design, comfort,
speed and mechanical ingenuity. And
with this upward development OF the
automobile the pneumatic tire has
perforce kept pace. For what par
ticular use would be the best car in
the world unless equipped with tires
competent to carry the weight, with
stand the high speeds and give the
service necessary to the successful OPP
GRAFTON and economical maintenance
OF cars of this class. And the end is
not yet, for constant research, test
and experimentation by leading tire
manufacturers Is resulting in improved
products from year to year, in keeping
with the remarkable advancement and
improvements which have made the
manufacture OF automobiles the great
est single industry in the world today.
And Just as no satisfactory substi-
tnte for the pneumatic tire itself has
yet been discovered, neither is there
any practical or satisfactory known
substitute for the raw materials which
entst fptp the construction of good !
akitomahile tire. no doubt, in many
other lines 81 production the serious
shortage Ot raw materials as result
q the xre.t world war, has led to
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-14
PUNCTURE-PR00F TIRE
DISTRIBUTED BY DENVERITE

DENVER, .Colo.--A tire tube which
is declared to be absolutely puncture.
proof appeared OIL Broadway recently
and is being distributed in this terri
tory by the Bonner Tube Sales Com
pany, a new organization at 1873
Broadway. H:"..-
The sponsors for this tube assert
that nails and other sharp instruments
can be driven into the tube without
causing it to leak, and this assertion
is borne out by demonstrations per.
formed in the sales room of the dis
tributing company
The principle involved in the con-
struction of this tube to make it pune
ture-proof is that of intense compress
sion of the thickened tread, obtained
by turning the tube inside out after
INFLAMMATION. There is so much pres
sure, both within the rubber tread
and within the tire, due to the air in
the tire, that when a nail or other
sharp instrument is withdrawn from
the tube the edges of the holes pro-
.duced by the foreign object spring to-
gether instantaneously and prevent
the air from escaping, even in the
smallest amount. @s<
. H.~B. Wolfe is the general manager
Of the company handling this tube
and Lee Patty is sales manager.
cies in the state law, if deficiencies
exist, which make it possible for in
ferior gasoline to be sold. The inves.
tigatioH will be started this week.