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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
TO TRY TO STOP
THEFT OF COAL

To Investigate fhe thefts ~ coal
which amoun 20 hundreds o. thou
snis of dollars q wear in Detroit. @
special committee has been appoint,
ed by the Detroit Board ~ Com
rarrce 81 the request ~ the retail
coal dealers ~ the city
Ev aelce has been offered the
eommitfes that hundreds ~ tons are
stolen each week from fre ght cars
enc wards Practically every
ear OF coal which arrives in Detroit
b. from one to eight tons short when
it aYrly M lts iination says
George pgchanan. chairman OF
ttc committee
The committee which will invesft
catn th. condition and report back
tp thc directors o. The BOARD of Com
merce f0r immediate action cons SIS
on George r buchanan chairman.
rapr eutIng the retail coal dealers
Frank Ayers representing the
wholesale coal trade r. - Whit
comb. Che state eo7l adm.nstraiion
p. ID Bronner tho railroads q.
WcCabe. fuel agcnt for the city,
an official 81. the Packard Motor
company. cnting the large
mar lfacfurer and Prank Hos kins.
Che other lsrso consumers ~ coal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
SEEKS DATA ON
WAR CONTRACTS

To secure information and data
which viii enable the placing OF
more war contracts Ia Detroit, J. H.
Cullen. Industrial secretary OF the
Detroit Board Of Commerce, left for
Washington, Wednesday noon.
IN Washington he viii confer with
'he purchasing officials OF various
bureaus ~ the army, navy and ord
nance departments which are order.
Ing huge quantities OF munitions.
Plans for organizing smaller con
Germs of Detroit 20 that large or.
dcrs may be split up among them
viii be offered and data concerning
the possible output OF many Detroit
factories presented
During the past three weeks more
than 200 Detroit concerns have in
spec'ed specifications for bids on
war materials at tho BOARD OF Com.
merce. and in most cases bids have
been submitted. The response OF
manufacturers OF this city has made
closer contact with the Washington
headquarters necessary. and Mr.
Cullen VIII remain In the capital
until he has secured all tho infor-
nation available concerning present
aud future contracts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14

var sect before America entered the
present conflict II be claims 20 be
an alion be- must say whether he
would return 90 the nghting ranks
% his native land
Industrial and agricultural occu.
pations, mex, 70 dependents. receive
most attcnf ton In tho questionable
IL A man 81 rot engaged IN an agri.
cultural enterprise DC need not an
gFer any further under this head.
bur n claiming 30 be a farmer be
must enter into the greatest detail
rhe head and owner OF farm must
1lso give additional facts
The first question under industry
is Arc YOU engaged IN an industrial
enterprise necessary (l1 TO the
maintenance OF The military estab.
Iishment. or 10 70 the effective
orerafion ~ the military forces, or
t3 20 the maintenance OF the ma
tIonal interests during the emer-
goncy'" n not the man does not
answer further under Series II. but
man claiming exemption on this
ground whether IN business for him
self IAN employee must show be Is
indispensable and must give a com.
plete history 81 tho business and big
connection with n.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
USE OF CURRENT
S SHARPLY CURBED
Burning of Signs viii! BE Rad
icaIly Restricted BY
New Orders

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-the
sweep or Fuel Administrators Gar
feld's order limiting certain electric
lighting TO between 7. 90 n. m. and
III D. m. upon and after Thursday
was revealed when the full text
was made public.
Al other hours plants arc forbid
den to use coal for electrically IL
Eliminated OF display advertise
ments, notices, announcements,
signs, designation OF the location OF
an Office or place Of business or tho
nature Of any business. electric
searchllghts. or (eXternaD illumina-
ton or enumeration ~ any build
Ing, except in tho interior OF build
inEs."
Among exceptions noted arc gov
ernmental purposes, street lights,
porch lights and fro exits. a spe-
cial ruling Is made for theaterH and
other places OF public assembly.
permitting them 60 haYo simple ii-
Illuminating signs from 5p minutes
after sunset 10 30 minutes after the
performance begins. a similar iuio
IL made for street entrances 10
stores. shops or other places OF bust.
ness
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
MONROE GERMAN,
MINUS PERMIT,
UNDER ARREST

Frank Dodge, deputy United
States marshal, returned from Mon
roe, Wednesday morning, after hav-
Ing caused the arrest there OF Fred
Weber. on the charge Of violating
the law providing that alien enemies
must obtain permits to reside in
war zones Weber refused 20 sp-
ply for such a permit Dodge reg
istered about so German enemies in
Monroe and will return in a day or
so 70 receive applications from many
Others.
Under the law providing that an
alien enemy may not be armed. Dep.
uty Dodge seized large number
OF rcvolvers from these alien enc
mics. OF the 80 men he registered
about % per cent carried reviewers
in their pockets and these were con
Gscated.
United States Marshal Henry Beh.
rcndt has more than 300 revolvers
in his Office which he took from
alien enemies who have applied 10
him for war zone permits.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
SAMMIES
Spoil. FOR
REAL FIGHT
Yankee Troops In First
Trenches Long To
Get At Germans

stat Correspondent Duifed Press :
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQuAR-
TIERS. France. Nov. "a sammy u
hungry FOR hght with "les Hoches."
He's getting contemptuous OF
whlsulng things shooting over his
head. ne Is getting Injured 20 wear
ing a gas mask when the Boche
drops some smelly stuff over. he
doesn't mind the tattoo OF machine
gun bullets he's a pure fatalist
when IL comes 10 shells banging
away close by. He's just as careiree
as an American kid; but back IN
bis head he's aching for a chance at
Fritz.
That Is the impression one gets
today after mixing With the latest
detachment OF American infantry
men relieved from their duty in
front limo trenches and after a sur
vey or tho new detachment which
went into their fast Job IN the front
line trenches u ia the third Amer
lean unit 20 undergo This experience.
While Sammy on the ground IL
longing for his chance AZ grips with
the enemy. aviation officers are get
ting their chance. American avia-
tors have participated with French
Ayers in night raids. bombing artii-
lory observation stations behind the
German lines. ThiE Is the anal stage
IN their battle training comparable
20 tho sort OF training the infantry
is getting In the French trenches.
The young American officer who
was Knocked out from shell shock
on the occasion OF the German raid
which cost the lives OF three Amer
lean soldlers, returned 10 duty With
his regiment today, completely re-
covered.
He reported tho men In his unit
as eager 20 Get back INTO action He
learned that on the night after tho
German raid had taken half OF their
comrades, tie remainder OF the raid
cd detachment begged hard for per-
mission 20 make a counierraid
The whole American entrenched
force IA increasingly alert and IN
creasingly hght hungry. Smelling
continues about normal, With occa-
sional gas bombs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
P0PULATI ION
!. OF PRISON
DECREASING
Made to the
WOrkhouse Is Not
Needed Now

Dr. Bernhard Jacob, superintend-
ent OF the Detroit House OF Correc-
ton. said Wednesday morning that
work on the new dOrmitory for the
prison has progressed go far that
the roof Is now on the building and
that by Dec. II will be ready for
the reception Of prisoners.
Meanwhile, because ~ the war.
there are no prisoners for the build
ing and he is thinking OF turning Il
into a gymnasium for the use OF the
prisoners he has.
Ang. i, the population OF the pris'
ON was 500, while the capacity OF
the prison 81 only $50, With an over
how Of about one-third the prison
authorities were In bad way TO
take care OF tho persons sentenced
10 tho institution. They applied to
the common council for authority 20
eroct an annex and work has been
rushed on IT,
Almost from the time ground was
broken for the work tho number OF
prfsoners began 90 fall of. Whether
Detroit got better all az a sudden or
whether the dearth OF prisoners IL
due 10 the war. Dr. jacob Is not
certain. but he attributes the falling
of 20 the war.
Wednesday morning there were IN
the big prison just 575 prisoners. or
90 less than capacity instead Of
having an overflow of 279 as was
the care three months ago. Or.
Jacob bases his opinion that the war
"a responsible for this on tho ground
that no knows OF many OF his regu
lar "bOarders" who are now In the
army. being benefited by the discip.
Inc and also being OF value to the
country instead OF being an expense.
lie says his assistants havo visited
army camps and have found thore
splendid soldiers who IN tho past
have spent much of their time at
tho expense Of tho public in the
House OF Correction.
DIT Jacob believes the war has
given the idle something TO do and
something 20 think about and that
patriotism has risen above tho Grim
inal tendencies Of the petty offend
Cra
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
DRAFT QUIZ
SEARCHING
IN SCOPE
Registrants c al le d
| pom to State Life
History
n GE1PGE HAF IN
go Corresp71feEt UnHsd Press


~"tie" '''s
NA~HiNeTpN. Nor-if The AS
n1 fol tnH rena llDg NN0 pnY
ffa1t tc answer begin
e Peg i5 We're ma6e publc 20
ea They constitute "a ~search.ng
allHry lnto each mans lie and e.
1d ermne hru the action
" Iorf ftaf boards he order 0I
h raH 30 military service
This QUESTIONABLE automatically
refokes All eXenu.- ons and dis
charges under rhe fEs draft Fau
Hr5 f9 return h.s anse OTIS IN seven
DAYS after ho receives The questions
alaAas The faEi fraa' 3aple 20 a yees
in prison Slr mem may be c-rti-
bcd INFO ,he fr-t class called Mail
INK ~ tre l.st ty Ole local board
consists 90 legal notice to The regis
lrant ili- failure 20 receive e. does
nor excuse him
Evcu after answering The question.
1a'rc II q mans states changes and
bee docs nor report 10 Within 1--WE
days 20 hi4 board he is subject 20
year IN prison
The ui1.Wrm number % questions
each man must answer o. bout -6
tte maximum about 100. once called
r1t fAe questionable constitutes
each mans complete record with the
government All previous records
ere D. II automatically wiped out
On tho basis 81 The draft mans m.
swers. verified by the local boards
when necessary. tba men are diyld-
"a into Hvn classes. the fifth being
exempt "a or discharged from draft
liability to service In The other
classes follows the numbers drawn
IN The lottery here July 30.
Supporting affavits Of other per.
sons must be occurred b. every reg
sfranf who claims exemption or de.
fcrred liability on grounds az gfu8y.
Ing for tho ministry. dependency ana
.gdaqtrlaI or agricultural grounds
a man "a permitted m mark the
.1asa no thinks no ought 70 be plac
I'll in a blank rs provided Tor each
mans appoal 20 The president from.
Inc draft board's slncation. II IN
.arisfactnrv 10 The rogisirsnf The
board must give its reasons for put
ling man in a class he did not
chu0se.
The siVtfenpage war quiz starts
with a series ~ general questions.
which every man must answer. and
ends with SERIES - on agricultural
occupations. with only ono or TWO
questions for each man 70 answer
In tho Intervening series. II series
pplies particularly 70 a certain man
hf must answer All questions thero.
in
a man claiming wife or others
as mainly dependent on HE mental
or physical labor for support must
50 into minute detail Re must
give The date. place and person BY
whom he WAS married. the amount
OF biz income. how much he figures
hls dependents need 70 live com
iortably. whether his wife ever
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14


are 80 better soldiers .n the world
r1 soldiers sitter r1 win the way
hg 10 10 feep them at
n tf 90 us rotten ln
body ana 0r. W can never forgive
tht rA.-un W ourselves.
l,H .n rot t-eld 20 vice De
aHr tit h7t They
,ai because fhey are lonely be-
ca 'teF are curious ana have
ra wrrl while "a illl their solo
rrr flar le province Of the
i positive hein or
Pee a'o0 90 l0 times more
@ t.Te discipline The \
W " of me army,
ers 0ha' Ui Yin th's war
~W har rt.r Billions FOR 'he
hc1r ho y we harn given
hlnd- az mNr3s for the heart of
h he Red Gross let
ie- faw wii0ns far
rta sgl fh ARMY. which is the
ao- Important of al
Anar te larae SUB script.ons ra
-b--as Tfav We're Richard ~
Vtbfr $4,000 John S Gr8y
sons g-ooU r. Huts'n -om
many Great Lakes ER4i-
r4or.ne worts. $1,000 Waite Star
Refining company s. 600
Walter jaime and Berry Ssk
c~IQrlos from Cherokee. Is. enter
lacl tae workers uth a piano duet
az IRE luncheon Their hands are
$50 crippled that fhey are obliged o
pav w.h -hair knuckles. and fhey
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
Recorder Connolly Presented
With Silk Flag By His Friends

familiar bunting TO brighten the
mast In the homeward stretch" said
Mr. Eaman "rhis silsen cloth 'ypr
fes everything wort hadmirins anC
loving n commands respect afec
ton and loyalty, and tolerance and
sympathy are OF It's wa.p add Woot
In this time 81 times when unwavcr
ing devotion and sacrifice aud tears
are rs portion We give It 10 You. re-
membering that its present stern
mission Is bur 20 realize In larger
forms and fsller measure the par
pose OF any true court--the enforce
ment OF Justice. Nothing could more
fttingly embody our tribute 20 YOU
than In tho giving OF this emblem
% patriotism. justice and might
With II go our hopes and gooc
wishes FOR the many fruitful years
we hope arc still in store FOR you
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14

Judge William r. Connolly. who
relires fru mthe recorders court
bench. Jan. !. 1as presented Wed
resday morning. with handsome
SIX stars and Stripes. beautifully
embroidered The donors were
friends and arQuaintsHces IN Repub.
ican as y eu "a Democratic circles
Frank y Eaman. IN presenting
rhe Aag 3D. Judge Connolly. recalled
she DAY. = years ago. when Ju0ge
Connolly FIRST took his seat upon
the beach IN the midst or scores OF
ccra tributes from friends, and
wsth NE Sinrs and Stripea draped
gracefully above his chair
We have been counting the DAYS
untl vogr judicial boat would again
point up the river. bat We could no.
wait uutn she locked 20 come
aboard 20 give 20 YOU this piece OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
SO SLACKERS TO
BE ARRESTED

ss alaoter turned over 20 fhe
police ty 1870 local draf boards.
"wednesday
One isf ~ ff names ~as received
from August fFroa Fi chairman a.
board Sc 1he mon had been Or
dertd ~ report an4 falcd 20 do SO.
Twenty four men. cerf6 CD for Camp
Custer. failed 20 shor up for trans
porfefion il DISTRICT $50 ii Tho or.
reese ~ Ed IS sfket
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14

Or. Harry A. Garfield has approx
Cd a contract for 1900 tons ~ bi
luminous coal entered into between
John q. McCabe. Detroit fuel agen,
and the Omar Mines OF West Viz.
ginia several weeks ago. Mr. Nc.
Cabe contracted for the coal az g.
ton and 10 cents additional for a
iobber's commission, which was 10
cents higher than the government
proclamation fixed the price. Ac-
cordingiy The contract had 90 DO sub
nilitod go tho government fuel agent
Meanwhile the coal was sent 20 Do
irolt and WAS consumed by the vn-
rious institutions or ~ now IN their
bins. The coal, having been DELFT
cred and distributed here. could ndi
very wen have been sent back 20
thp mines. even ~ 1T Garfield had
held differently. but tho decision was
"a great relief 10 Mr. McCabe. be.
cause. az no puts 1t. now I won't
have 10 go 90 fail"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
sSQUARRELS WITH
WIFE; KILLS SELF

Dlspirited because HIS wife left
him after a quarrel Tuesday night
Eugene Dadaro. "a years old. ID T.
II. motorman. turned on the gas in
his room, No, 1884 Woodward.ave +,
and was found dead Wednesday
morning. Failure OF the man 70 ap-
pear in the morning prompted the
Iandlady TO investigate. The room
was filed with gas, pouring from
two jets. Dadaro was dead Mrs.
Dadaro has so far failed 10 appear
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14
EX-POLICE
OFFICIAL IS
WIT NESS
III. Whelan Spends Two
Hours In Grand
Jury Room

Howard Whelan, former ASSISTANT
secretary OF the police department
discharged after an alteration with
former Police Commissioner John
Gillespie couple OF years ago, was
the first witness called Wednesday
morning before the circuit court
grand jury.
Whelan Is now employed IN the
WAYNE County aud Home Savings
tank. ia which Frank II. Croul, Gil
lespie's predecessor Is heavily IN
fcrested. He remained IN The grand
Jury chamber for two hours, when
william Murphy, No. sl5 Woodward
ave, whose poolroom Is listed by
the police department az gaming
place. was called.
Bessie Montgomery and F1o Wood
we're also among those summoned
Wednesday morning II IL thought
they VIII testify 70 certain dealings
said 10 have been made between
the police department and the IN
GcrwOrld.
Prank n. HIbhler. Republican
ward politician VINO mas Deen con
nected with several paving contracts
within The past few years, was sum
moned Monday, bur pleaded illness
lic aid not appear Wednesday morn
ing
William Gutman, William = Noel
ior and Charles A. Buhrer county
auditors, have been summoned Tor
several days but have not been call
I'd 70 the grand fury room
Hattie Miller, queen OF Detrolts
underworld" was called late IN
Tuesdays session and remained in
the grand jury chamber about 20
minutes. Before going into the
jury room she declared she bad been
advised by her attorney 10 refuse
20 talk on the ground that her testi-
foonv might incriminate her.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14

MASONS TO BURY
ALEX. GORDON

Funeral servic0s vil be held
Thursday afternoon, in TIE home
So et2 Brush ~. FOR Alexander Cor
don. we'll known Detroit cigar manu-
fscturer whc died Monday follow
ING several months Illness
Mr Gordon was born in Wallace
tcrg Dnf - are aEo. -lrf run
fo Detroit eleu % feara a'4 $500 a
rrr t.i He l HIfe. tI0ls a.
G9rdl1 rsl tso toas IIerrA Hd
pav.8 r. tieI con
The srrFlrD $3.50 charge OIL
nlon lole
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14

Charles Gilbert. eight years old,
No rs Iady's Lane. fell beneath "a
street ear on Junction ave, near
Oxave. Wednesday morning. ana
sustained a crushed arm and leg
Tie was taken 20 the Haper west
branch hospital The injured limbs
may have 20 be amputated
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14

BENJAMIN " wahl OF the Detroit
sulphite Pulp 4 Paper company,
will give an illustrated lecture on
The manufacture Of paper" Thur
day evening, before the Detroit
Chemists In ths clubrooms In the
Stevens building.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14


Detroit is lagg.ns behind m The
countrywide drive go raise si5-
000, 900 for the army Y a. A
Cleveland With sie0oo)o for ts
goal. raised over $4,000. De'rol-s
quota. the FIRST day 81 Louis s.
nearly "over the TOY and expects
large oversubscrlption while De
troit Tuesday noon. had but $il-
622-s
What shall we tell them =" asked
Luman " Gooderough general
chairman. after he had read he,,
reports, In The MONDAY met D- 1
the D. A G "Shaii we tell them
were coins "a make 10 million
Yes came from a few voices
That's not very sffUns. ch.ded
the chairman "All who are willing
20 make 70 a million stand up
And every man in the place was
on his feet.
Mr. Goodenough also announced
that The Rockefeller interests Rad
contributed $500 009 20 The tGna (
the Standard OH company $500 200
additional. the United States Steel !
corporation a like amount and the
international Harvester company
and the Dupont Powder mills each Z
S250.000
The Infantry and ARTILLERY a. /
visions OF the local drive are nun
ming close race. The score. after 4
Tuesdays reports were IN. stood 4
Infantry. $50 40523 Artillery. $50, 4
2f75e.
Bishop Charles r Williams % the 4
Episcopal church who returned from /
the war zone only few days. ago 4
furnished the inspiration FOR the 4
campaign workers Tuesday.
MY one thought today IS we are 4
going 70 win this war said THE 4
bishop IT is our war, there's no /
getting away from BIZ We have I
been invaded We were invaded I
when the Lusitania was sent 20 the 4
bottom We were invaded when the 4
enemy organized plots and spread 4
sedition and blew up our factories
This war was planned and dated /
by Germany. ( saw the enlistment +
record of a German soldier The I
term OF enlistment was from March T
.. 1914 20 April J.. 1918. You see +
they were mObiliZing months be
fore the war started and figured +
that IT would be AL over By April f.
J. 1915. but that was April FOOLS 4
day
This e purely war FOR world I
conquest on Germany's part The 4
struggle Is between aufocracy. in. 4
carnated in Germany and democ (
rscy incarnated in the United .
States Our war is NOT with tne 4
German people There BE- a gang in (
PotsGam accent on The last syila
ble--that IS running this war II
is up 10 Us 10 say whether we shah /
be free Americans or yassals ~ tho I
Potsdam gang And I say % you
there can be- no peace except I
peace b. victory.
"But 20 win we must have more 7
than q mere army We must have .
an army % morale and % motais .
They are ninefenihs ~ the battle
No dissolute. drunken. rotten army .
IL going 70 win this war
Now, I have the highest regard .
for France love her people ! I
love her spirit But The standard .
OF technical morals was never hieh /
In France. and il has grown weaker 4
than ever under the tremendous
economic pressure incident % the 4
war Never have 7 seen prostitu- /
ton faunt Itself 90 boldly as In /
Paris under The existing conditions I
Women think it Is their patriotic I
duty 20 follow the soldiers.
Il saw our boys IN France. /
straight. clean. sturdy fellows There I
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14

strohm To Organize Army Library.
City Librarian Adam Strohm has
been given a months leave OF alb
sence by the library commissioners
10 go 10 Camp Wheeler, GA, 10 or
ganize the army library service in
the camp.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14

CLOSE TO
100000
Henry Ford Gives S25,-
600 and His Son
$4,000

Contributions % $7s.sf2 20
the Y. N. c. 4. army work we're
reported IN the Wednesday noon
meeting 81 workers M the u.
A. c. Toray's subscription in-
cludod s25 900 from NenrY
Ford ara 5000 from MS son
Edsel Ford TIE total amount
raised 20 cate Is s1a2.26f.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14

Take LAXATIVE BBOMO QUINfNE
Tablets. Druggists refund money n
~ fails ~ cure. w. W. GROVES sir-
.Ature IL on each Dor. 30cs-Adv,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-14

Tho National Undertskers' assoc
citation with membership extend
ing turnout the country. msets FOR
its annual convention today at Jack.
scnville, fla