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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-06
KVne'S First Novel

Peter u. Kyne, whose "Cappy Ricks'
stories have been the delight OF readers Of
the saturday Evening Post, has written his
first full-length novel in "Webster-Man's
Man" Mr.. Kyne shows at once that he is
capable Of sustaining flights Of fiction as
well as formerly he demonstrated his mas
terry over the episode form Of the short
story. This book is a sheer romance, a tale
of rapid and sensational adventure, pure
and simple 1t has no mission beyond send
ing the rate Of the pulse above the normal
prescribed by the medical faculty. The plot
Is well hung together, for Mr., Kyne ingcn
iousy devises and dovetails his thrills and
very plausibly, too. no mater how audacious
they may be. A Mexican claim figures in II
and the plot centers about ore discovered
by Billy Geary. His frantic cable for help
brings aid in abundance. John stuart Web
steri as the mans man of the title and he
Is a regular mans man. lie is a mining
engineer ans a live wire. Then there is
Dolores. a charming and determined hero
inc Also brigands and revolutionists anu
what not that might be expected In such
q yarn Mr., <yne Is writing about
territory that he knows thoroughly and
there win not be discovered any slips In his
atmosphere and environment. This some
times happens in adventure stories, where
the author does his travelling by means OF
a gazetteer. A rattling good story for an
idle evening this is. Just hint Of the eX-
citement Of II is divulged IN the caption OF
one illustration. Webster planted bullet
in Benevides's abdomen with his frst shot
and blew out the duellst's brains with the
other
'vEpsTnn NAN N's MAN py potfr E isSns,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-06
Can Democracy Succeed?

Had Frank ". NoEou waited three
months before publishing his book. Are
We Capable Of Sclf-GoNornm 2nt?' IN all
probability he would have chosen anotacr
title. The Developments in our national
economic policies and the solution of some
Of the most intricate business problems re.
sulting from tho war have made the his
torical background OF the work more in
torcstiug than even he may have expected.
But at the same time these events have
given a clear and affirmative answer to
the query as TO our ability TO govern our
selves and coordinate and harmonizo the
aims Of the lawmakers and the leaders OF
big business MIR. NONon did not attemp,
to answer the question propoundcd by the
title of his book; rather he sought to re-
view the nations most recent legislative and
bureaucratic structures upon organized busi-
ness with view to raising the query in
the minds Of the readers.
ARE WE CAPABLE or SELF GOVERNMENT?
BY Frank W. NoXOn, New York: Harper d
Bros S1.50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-06
Best Sellers

According 10 the Boolman's investigators.
the novel most in demand i'm philadelphia I'm
August was Nulbro Bartlcy's paradise
Auction. Locko's The Red Planet" which
heads thc list oC best sellers throughout tbc
country. was second in popularity in this
city. Those books most in demand In the
country at large are. after "The Red PLAN
ct "Mr BritlinE Sees II Through" The
Light In the Clearing "Eab: Sub Deb. "
The Definite Object" and "NIarte the Tn
conquered i'm the order named. Following
is the list of best-seliug nonfiction:
Tho plattsburg Manual o. Q. Ellis and T.
y. darcy.
rhymes OF a Rcd Cross Man. r. W. Service
God the Invisible King. q. -. Wells.
\ student In Arms. H. W. a. fTankcg.
over the Top Arthur Guv Empey.
The Land Of Deepening shadow. Thomas Cur
tin.
Laugh and Live. Douglas Fairbanks
The Living Present. Gertrude Athortu.
Garry on. Couingsby Dawson
WHY We Are al Var. Woodrow Wilson.
The Battle Of the Somme Phiip C;ibLa
The Rcbirth Of Russia. Isaac T. Nfsrcossou
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-06
GEORGE GIBBS
WRITES A THRILLER
His Story of Love and Adventure
in Austria Hungary Equal
to the Best of It's Kind

George Gibbs. OF Rosemont and Chestnut
street, has produced in The Secret Wit
ness'' novel which Is equal to any OF it's
class that has been written for fifty years
II starts In the rose garden Of the Austrian
helr-presumptiye at Konopsht In tine sum-
mer Of 1914, where two lovers overhear the
German Emperor, Admiral Won Tirpitz and
the Austrian her-presumptlve psotting the
Acknowledgement OF Austria Hungary for the
benefit OF the children Of the heir and the
profit OF the German empire II ends IN a
ruined castle "a a pass Of the carpathians,
where the lovers meet again after escaping
pm ihe secrn 4sff;es nls5' of TIVE o..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-06
AT THE FRONT
IN A FLIVNER
Yorke Stevenson's Story of AM
bulance Driving in France
Is Worth While

In March of last year William Norie
Stevenson left his desk in the news depart
mcnt cc the EVENING LEDGER and went to
France to drive an ambulance lie re-
mained there until December. when he
came home. lie had been under fire many
times during the nine months OF his service
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-06

without injury. lie had not been in Phtla-
delphia long before he was hurt so badly
in an automobile accident that it took him
weeks TO recover. When he was able to
get about. he went back to France. "whcre"
IS he said "it is safer than i'm the Philadcl-
phia streets" Since his return to the front
he has received the Croix de Gucrre and has
been promoted to the command Of the am
bulancc section in which he is serving.
lie kept a diary in which he recorded his
experiences for the first nine months. This
AT the Front in a Tlivver." It makes a
volume which will be intensely interesting
to the friends Of Mr.. Stevenson and to the
friends Of the score or moro of other Amcri-
cans serving with him, whose names he
mentions and whose exploits he describes
Those who arc not personally acquainted
with any Of the ambulance drivers will also
find the book informing and entertaining
bccause it presents a graz hT, picture Of war
OF tho "tlr dc barragc," Mr.. Stevenson says
that ii is worth crossing the ocean 90 see
and continues:
\ solid line Of flame several kilomotcrs
kinds OF colorcd lights ana flames and
noise so deafcning as to make ones head
reel and ones brain stop working. There
were 100 guns working just as fast as
they could (about twenty-five shots min
.ute) for an hour in the space OF about two
square miles No words OF mine can do
Justice to tho ''tr de barrage" across the
I;tain road. have been scared In my life.
bat never like that.
Mr. Stevenson tells of Germans who sur
render and then kill their captors, and Of
French soldiers Who blow the heads Off thcir
prisoners. and Of ScneGalese troops VINO cut
ccr the ears and fingers Of tho Germans and
wear them as trophies. lie describes the
difficulties which confront the ambulance
driver who has to run his car i'm the dark
over roads full Of shell holes. He gives US
Elimpses Of the amusemcnts Of tho ambu-
lance corps and repeats some Of the tall
stories which the Americans tell to tho
French. Tho manner Of the book SIS as
quiet and as unassuminG as ATr. Stevenson
himself, but ii Is impossible to read ii with
out getting a vivid impression Of the hard.
ships suffered and the hcroisIn Of the men
engaged in the work Of carrying the wound
cd to the hospitals. It IS a valuable addl-
tion to the literature Of the war
AT THE FRONT IN \ FIIVVER. BY William
Yorke Stevenson, Section No. l, American
Ambulance. With illustrations. Boston
HouShton Mifnin Company. Sl20.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
GAS EXPLOOES IN CORE
BAKING 0VEN,= BLOWING
OFF W0RKMAN'S HEAD
Failure of Portion of
Burners Blamed
for Accident

Explosion OF core baking oven
m the automobile plant OF Dodge
Bros. late Tuesday afternoon in
stantly killed Charles Chicia. 20
years old. OF No. l76 Davison-rd..
tearing his head from the shoulders.
-Four other men working in the i'm
mediate vicinity were severely In
iured, and removed TO the hospital
for treatment.
Chicia was employed as mouldcrs'
helper and was preparing the oven
for baking cores when the fatal
hlast occurred The four injured
zen were assisting him at the time.
Coroner's Clerk Ccnley, who in
vesrigaied the explosion. says that
the accident probably was caused by
the gas In the oven going out and
Ieigniting. The oven was wrecked
by the blast.
Several hundred men wore work
ing nearby at the time. and the eN-
ployion. which shook the entire
bull ling. caused great excitement
The injuced men are Bert Re
wolf. No 303 Euclid-ave. east:
George Kimins, No 75 Kellogg-st.
John Sotiila, No. I092 Dubois-st.,
and STANLEY T>enk. No. 657 Milwau
kee-ave. Chicia's body was taken to
the county morgue
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
FERRIS IN
HOT FIGHT
FOR MAYOR
Big Rapids Holding
Hottest Election In
History

BIG RAPIDS. Mich, Jan. le.--
Frank admission OF the possibility
OF defeat for ex-Gov Woodbridge n.
Ferris in today's mayoralty election
in Big Rapids, was made by friends
Of the man who stepped down Jan.
from the highest Office I'm the state
The voting today marked the close
of one OF the bittcrest political cam
paigns in the history of the city,
with tho former Democratic gov
einor seeking TO oust A. r. Cogger.
present mayor. at recall election.
Additional importance attaches TO
the election because of Ferris re-
ported intention to be Democratic
candidate for the United States sen.
ate in 1913. Defeat in the mayoralty
contest in his home town. IL Is
thought, would cause him - aban-
don his senatorial aspirations.
Ferris could not be induced TO
make speech on the issues OF the
ca paign. altho n took an active
par, in directing the fight.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16

LONDON. Jan. 1s.-Teutonic
forces have succeeded despite the
marshes. lakes and rivers Of thu
Danube boundary section OF Dol
rudJa, in bringing up heavy artil-
lery
Dispatches from Berlin said tha,
Galatz was under firc today from
such cannon placed on the bank OF
the Danube opposite the Rumanian
city Russian and Rumanian forces
have forced a stoppage OF the Ger
man infantry advance around that
city from the southeast. and the Of
1cial statements indicated also that
The Teutonic attempt TO encircle the
town from the southwest had been
greatly slowed up.
Of interest here also was the Rus
sian statement OF a successful of
fensive in the valley section OF Ru
mania. TO the northeast Of Focsaui
Fighting in this sector is proceed
ing with the gre9test vic'ence. the
tCobtinued on Page seven.l
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
R. F. MITCHELL
IS LOCATED
Missing Auditor of Michigan
Central Found in Buffalo,
Deranged

A nationwide search. conducted
thru the police departments OF many
cities. resulted Tuesday in the find
ing in Buffalo. n. Y, of Robert F.
Mitchell, of No. % Cedarhurst- pl,
Highland Park. travelling auditor for
the Michigan Central railroad, who
disappeared from his home Nov. IL.
A wire to the Detroit police states
that Mitchell's mind is deranged and
that he refuses TO be taken from
Buffalo 10 Detroit
Mitchell was found thru pictures
sent out by the Detroit police de
partment. His son has already left
for Buffalo, and his wife left Tues
day night. They will attempt 10 in.
duce him TO return here Mitchell
has been an auditor for the Michi-
gan Central railroad for many years.
and recently in the capacity OF trav.
cling auditor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
ID e u t S C h land and
Larger COnsOrt Re-
ported On Way
RETURN CARGOES
ARE WAITING
Vessels Will Take Back
CargOes of Rubber,
Tin and Nickel

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Paul Hi
ken, general manager OF the East
ern Forwarding company. has left
New York. il was admitted today,
for New London In anticipation of
the early arrival OF German mer-
chant submarine. Whether the un.
dersea freighter will be the Deutsch.
land or some other craft was not
stated, but reports have been re-
ceived here that a submarine larger
than the Deutschland Is making it's
way TO the United States and that
the Deutschland is following.
Statements credited 10 Nav York
merchants are TO the effec. that the
boat is expected in New LGndon this
week. A return cargo ior both
boats. more than 1000 tc rs of crude
rubber, tin and nickel IS stored in
New London
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
JEFFRiES HITS
POLICE JUDGES

Declaring that Detroit police
courts in many instances practically
"railroaded" persons brought before
them. Judge Jeftries, Tuesday morn
ing. made a severe attack on the l0N-
or court jurists Many times, he
said, there was not sufficient eyi-
denSe on which 10 base tho conyic-
tions returned
The case OF Thurlow Shook. sen
fenced TO 90 days in the House Of
Correction by Justice Heston sor
lettering. was the basis OF the
judges outburst Shook appealed
his conviction 20 the higher court
Judge Jefnes Was plainly hitting
at the Couzens police administration
when he spoke OF the occasional Al
tarks OF hysteria tha, afnict the
courts Tie continued
, Ny person judgment is that the
town is in An almost riotous condi
tion in the administration ~ its law
This Is tho second or third case that
has come here in this way and
IN the hurly-burly and excitement.
or In The fear or lack of courage
OF those administering the law, they
come I'D in this apparently con-
fused ignorant or Indifferent way.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
WARMTH
PROMISED SOON

The chilling breeze and frosty air
will remain Tuesday and maybe un-
til Wednesday. but there is pros
pect that let.up in the rigid spell
will como soon. Detroit was some.
what more fortunate than its neigh
boring cities Monday night. and the
lowest temperature that Observer
C0ngcr could ind was Eve degrees
above zero. At Lansing AID Port
Huron II was several degrees below.
and zer6 temperatures prevailed
thruout the central and northeastern
parts OF the state.
However. u was cold enough
.Ta-sdss- seorning TO make the most
hardened shiver. and all manner OF
face and ear protectors were In evi-
dence.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
New Orleans Entries

First e-7-ycar-olds claiming.
mile Merchant. III. Alert. i01. L.u-
cile =. los Cuneo. 9s NMeddling
Miss. -, Mstin. i0s. VKilkennv los
Tootsio. %, SIR Haste. 9s Walter
Duncan. 9s.
second Race-t-year- olds and up.
claiming. LIS miles Triste. lis.
Nalas ii7 High Horse. III. xBalgee.
los. Counterpart. li2. Billie Baker.
1ia. NP5tty Regan. 0S NEmma Stu
art. ios.
Third Race--t-year-olds and up.
claiming. mile and sixteenth Agon.
us. Rustling Brass. ll2. xElite. 10.
VLady Powers. 105. xCol McNah. o.
Orange. us. NCarlton O.. 10. Petu-
lus. los Bries Brother. iof
Fourth Rsce--IIandicap. S-year-olds
and up. mile; Hanovia. li2. Rob Hens
ley. i0q syrian. III. Herbert Tenn
pie. 10t David craig. ll2. Iacoba.
i07: Woodward, los.
Firth Race -3-year- olds and M
claiming. mile and 20 yards Plea
surevilic. III. xYenghee. 100. Ahara.
100. Turco 10. Jessie Louise. los.
Greetings, qs.
sixth Race--7-year- oids and IN.
claiming. ] - miles. Brian Boru. li3
SMikifula. io9, Thanksgiving. loA.
NLynn. i05. uundreRry, 10. Infdel
H.. ioS. NChivator. i0l.
---
xApprentice allowance claimed
Weather cloudy, track muddy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
Health Officer Reports
1t Claimed 1858
In 1916
HEART DISEASE
A CLOSE SECOND
Poor Housing Condi-
tiOns Held Respon-
sible For Showing

In the annual report OF Health
Oficer Price he has isregarded the
figures on the population OF Detroit
supplied by the government census
bureau and has accepted those of
the water board for the year 1915
The reason for this is that he cen
sus bureau estimates IT'S increases
on 'hc previous 10 years average
gdin, while II Is generally admitted
thal Detroit grew much more rapid
lS between 1907 and 1910 than il did
during the preceding seven years 60
that Ioyear average in this case
would not give a fair average OF in
crease
Accepting the water board figures
OF population. which for 1910 was
10000. the death rate was l5.2 per
1000 population. but n based upon
upon tho governments estimate of
y1i.1s4 the death rate was four high.
er or l9.2 Ilased on the government
figures the ll.0o5 deaths wnich oc-
CURED In Detroit during 1916
brought about the highest death rate
within the last four years at least
while u the water hoard figures are
accepted the rate l. lower than that
CT 1913. which was l5S, according
10 the water board figures and l7.3
based on the, government estimate.
The health board report contains
numerous tables. showirg the NUN.
her of cases and the number Of
deaths II any from practically every
known disease and the increase or
decrease in the rate compared with
recent yeas The following dis
,coptI,u,d nm Pare seven,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
RACES
New Orleans Results

First Race--3 furlongs. Henry r
rn > 20 ? . 10 <. out. won
Nalspar. ia (McDermott) 6 to I. =
20 / 20 g. second. Mildred Euretta.
ia tMurnhy), 70 /. 4 e. 8. 70 3.
Royal and Paula V. also ran
Second Raca-5N furiongs: Tale
Bearer. III CWiUiams). 20 /. > 10 T.,
even. won. Costumer. 112 (Robin-
SOM % 10 l. to / TO 1. second
The Masquerader. i22 ct. McTaR-
garO, 10 .. 20 3. 10 :. third
Time II Id. Shrapnel Roscoe
Goose Beaverkill and Blue Grass
Belle also ran
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
Progressive Le a d e r
Says Standpatters
Seek ScapegOat
FORMER MOOSE
ARE KEPT DOWN
Not Allowed Proper
Voice in Counsels
of Party

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-George W.
Perkins blew the lid off" the Re
publican national committees exec
utive committee today In lengthy
statement declaring they were seek
ing TO force retirement OF National
Chairman Wilcox. and trying 10
shift responsibility" for Mr.,
Hughes defeat from their own
shoulders--where 1t righttully be-
longs--to those OF Wilcox.
Perkins statement followed the
committees action last night in nam
ing vice-chairman, in designating
Washington as its permanent head.
quarters, filling a vacancy At the Dis
uict OF Columbia and appointing a
subcommittee OF three to pass on
all matters Of publicity. finance and
expense. later naming itself as a
committee 10 select such Progress
yeRepublicans" according to Per.
kins, "as IT desired to have associat-
ed with IL as a campaign commit
tee"
The statement continued.
The purpose was two-fold Firat,
these men wished 10 keep tho con
troll OF the machinery Of the Repuh-
lican party, present and prospective
in the hands OF their own little CO.
teric. Second. they wished 10 SHIFT
the responsibility for Mr. HBghes
defeat from their own shoulders
where II rightfuIlv belongs. to the
shoulders OF Mr. Wilcox.
These men took no chances. They
proposed go see that a yic"-c hair
man - their own selection WAS TN
stalled that the permanent head
quarters were a. he in the city
which hest served their personal
purposes that they could control the
publicity and finances of tho party
and that tho vacancy IA tho pisfflct
~ Columbia was nlled. in fsct that
everything ~ Importance that was
20 be done should he done before The
question Of campaign committee
was considered
In other words. thev performed
every act they could think ~ % but.
ton mp as tightly as possible I'm M"
hands ~ their own little clique tic
entire organization ot the party
'rhe mon who did this we're Hem
snsqaV. 30 Indiana. leader - tho Coz
torie: Martin 81 Virginia. Ests-
brook. % New Hampshire. who We're
members Of IN" eNecut(e-co commit
tre and ox-GoN. Gillette, - talifor-
MIA
Explaining the defeat OF Hughes.
the statement said
Eyen The character ~ Mr.. Hughes
could not overcome the distrust felt
hy masses ~ INDEPENDENT voters for
tho very men In control ~ the Re
publican machine who took this ac-
tion yesterday
Chairman Wilcox read the Per
kins.C Colby statement with interest.
but was shy Of comment.
1T is just a personal opinion OF
the writer's" he said 'and | don't
care TO talk do not think any
afIront was meant to me personally
by the execulve committee in vot-
ing9 against me on this matter OF
a vice chairman. think | was right
on Il and am right II Messrs Per.
kins and Colby construe It as an in
suit. that Is their personal opinion"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16

When George Ruthven came 20 the
county building little more than
a year ago he ~as arrested a. the
threshold of the marriage license bu-
reau. Tre girl whom he planned TO
make his wife then didn't stay true
to him thru the troubles tha' follow
ed. but Tue day morning Ruthven
came ~ The license bureau with an
ether maid. and thi, time there were
no black clouds hanging on tho hori-
ron 70 his happiness And his
captor on that illfated marriage
venturei Of year ago was the
same man who gave him = license
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
NAMES j. s.
OFFICIAL IN
BOOZE PLOT
Attorney Says Rev
enue PrOfited by
MOOnshine

FORT SMITH. Ark. Jan. l6.-
Counsel for James II. Surber. rev.
enue agent for the division of At
'anta. on trial in federal court here
n connection with tho "moonshine"
whisky revenue frauds. charged to-
lay that David A. Gates, deputy
United States revenue commission
|'r. was the man AZ Washington
sho knew OF and participated in the
conspiracy and received money for
! Ifording distillcrs protection in de
|raudins the government
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
Regards Ally Reply AS
a Confession Object
Is Conquest
WATCH COLONIAL
CONFERENCE
Much Interest Is Taken
In Attitude of Over
sea DOminiOns
BY CARL w. ACKERNAN.

(Sta6 Correspondent United Press
BERLIN. Jan. 16.-Germany does
not regard the Allied reply TO the
American peace note as listing peace
terms, but as setting forth the En-
tente's aims of conquest. The note
is regarded as confirmation OF the
conspiracy OF nations to crush Ger
many.
The German public. IL was ap-
parent today, has arrived at this de.
cision after the first shock OF the
"ridicuIously arrogant phrases VI
the note. That general opinion has
served TO weld all Germans togeth.
er. even more firmly in their de-
termination 10 continue the war In
Continned ON Page seven.1
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-16
WOULD PROBE
MONEY TRUST

WASHINGTON. Jan. l6. Reopen.
ing OF the money trust investigation
of 1912 was demanded in a rcsolu-
tion introduced today by Rep. Lind
bergh. Minnesota. lie charged the
money system Of the Unitcd states
is bving uscu as a literal gambling
he'll"
The federal reserve board. -l.a-
said. lis entering into further en-
tangling alliances with the bank
rupt countries OF Europe"