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The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
Times Writer De-
scribes France Which
L. S. Lads Will Know
IS CITY MOVING
TOWARD BERLIN
Y. NJ. {. AS, Movies
and Football Fields
Established
BY KENNETH w PAYNE.
London Correspondent Of The De-
tr6tt Tines


AT THE BRITISH FRONT. in
France. July AUST what Is in
store for the boys In Uncle Sans
,elective service army when they
reach the trenches here 20 fight be-
tide their fellows and their Allies?
Just what viii be- their first i'm
2ressions OF the front? Just what
Kind OF soldering are they going TO
run up against?
came 10 tho British front for
The Times 10 answer this question
Tor Detroit young men
And here Is what 7 found
A whole countryside. for miles
md miles in all directions. teeming
With industries SO vast and varied
you can't grasp more than few
scattered details
Flashes Of bridges being built.
auts being erected roads being
GRADED, bitches being dug. lorries
being repaired. cars being unloaded.
wires being strung
Action. action everywhere, and
nary stop 20 think.
Marvellous mushroom towns are
springing into existence. more amaz-
ng than the mushroom cities
brought into existence IN America
By the warbrought industries
The biggest boom town that ever
was on earth. war city scattered
over the countryside OF France, an
English city. with Tommy Atkins
the name OF each inhabitant'
The great offensive requires tre-
mendous concentration not only OF
men and munitions, but OF endless
related activities The result IS the
birth OF this mushroom city II has
no definite lOcation-in fact it's
rather all over the place. After mo-
.oring up and down the front. ! have
the impression OF having sped thru
miles and miles Of city streets. alive
with intense activity.
The front" then doesn't mean
Just a line OF trenches backed up
with batteries II means vast
area OF peaceful countryside con
verified into thriving urban com
munlty a Cooks tour OF the city
IL startling because OF the incongru-
Gus contrasts Take a truly rural
landscape. preserve all is distinc-
tive features. such az country roads.
avenues OF trees. woods. fields pas
lures and hills and streams. but
graft on top OF Il an up-to-date city.
huzzing with all the conflicting ac.
tivities OF a regular American city.
and you have picture or the Brit
ish front as n first impresses the
, visitor Struggling suburbs ~ the
city run into the devastated area.
up close 20 the firing line Ruined
villages arc embraced by II II Is
on French soil hut II Is an English
And In all It's vast extent there's
hardly structure standing worthy
tho name of "hhilding'
Take a motor trip thru the town
CAT this point a passage has been
deleted by the ceusorD Al the prin
cipal corners stand traffic cops. with
red armlets labeled traffic They
keep the conflicting currents OF mo-
tors and lorrics and wagons and
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
BOY JUMPS IN
FRONT OF AUTO
AND is KILLED

Charles Ciaramitaro. i 3 years old,
No. 245 Sherman.st, was instantly
killed Wednesday morning. when he
was struck by an automobile driven
by Henry Andres, OF No. SO Chest
nut-st
The boys parents were moving
Wednesday. and Charles accompan.
led the last van load 10 his new
home
AS he arrived in front OF the
house he leaped from the left hand
side OF the wagon into the path o,
the motor car. Witnesses said Mr.
Andres had no time 20 turn 10
avoid striking the lad. He was no,
held
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04

such a good time as only "A gooe
swimmer can have.
The nve little Mlnks watched her
and wished and wished that they
could DO as she did At last one OF
them got courage enough Co 40 out
where his feet could not touch bot
tom. ~ frightened him little md
he padded with all his might and
~ course. he began 10 swim. Then
he WAS no longer afraid or course.
he didn't 60 FAR. because he tired
easily. but Just as soon as he was
rested no tried ~ again. Seeing how
proud he was and what n good time
he was having. his brothers and sis
ters tried IL. and the first thing they
knew all Of them had learned 10
After that they went swimming
every day. and every day they could
swim Nttle faster and little far
Their than tho day before. They en-
loyed 10 SO much that they spent o.
great deal of their time in the water.
one morning Mrs Billy led them out
as usual. but instead OF taking them
20 their usual swimming pool she led
them down the Laughing Rrook 10 a
pool they never had visited before.
Now. children said she, II am
going TO show YOU how 20 catch a
IL was a deep. dark looking pool.
with an exchanging hank Just such
pool "a trout dearly love. Mrs.
Billy slipped into the water and
Owed with hardly ripple 10 show
where she had gone The five little
Minks sat on the bank and watched.
IL was very exciting. n seemed 20
them that their mother was gone so
long that something must have hap
pened 70 her Suddenly her brown
head popped above the water right In
the middle Of the pool and in her
mouth was fat. cleaning speckled
trout still tapping She swan
ashore. climbed out on tho bank, and
hit the trout In the neck so as 70
XIII II. Then such a feast as those
five hungry little Mlnks did have
You see. tho trout was big enough
for each 10 have share. While they
were eating II and pretending 10
quarrel over II Mrs Billy dived again
and presently she had another trout.
which she ate herself
Then she led the way 70 another
little pool--a shallow little pool. In
II school Of minnows were at play
Next story. The First Lessons in
Fishing
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
.YEGCMEN LOOT
SAFE OF $685.
JudsOn Bradway's Real Estate
Office Robbed; Police Sup
press Facts; No Arrests

fee OF Judson Bradway. real estate
dealer, SO 533 Majestic building.
SUNDAY night and stole S935 and
cash and several valuable papers
Police have been trying 20 sup
press news OF The robbery. and the
facts Jid not leak out tlll today
The burglars forced open the
outer door 90 the Broadway Office
and climbed over transom 20 get
INTO The room whore the heavy safe
was kept The doors We're torn on
the safe
No arrests have been made in
connection with the robbery
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04

cycles and mules more or less un-
tangled
Hcer comes honestly motor
bus. fun OF passengers. II is paint
I'd sort OF battleship gray, and
its passengers are Australian sol
diers. There's drainage system.
water supply with miles and miles
Of pipe. public watering troughs and
drinking fountains. and wooden side
walks Tommy has named some OF
the streets. and stuck up signs 10
6nlighten transients In various sec
lions he has given this city great
number of Ieicester.sqs. and az least
AZ Piccadillys When you get over
there will probably also be Broad
ways and Fifth-aves.
There are plenty OF more useful
street signs, too. They read
walking Wounded This Way
prisoners This Way" Road Closed
20 I.orries." "Ambulances Only. To
the Baths" This Way 10 Cinema,
"This Bridge Takes Field Guns "
Warning Road Under Shell
Fire" Drive Slow 10 Avoid Rails.
ing Dust" Next Turning for the
Y. NJ G a"
Yes The city boasts a Y NJ G A.
which means also a public library.
billiard room and concert hall. II
also has movie show and a foot.
bali field There's a hospital OF
course. and a garage or two. not TO
mention the officers clubs, and tea
r,c,,,u and raptcCns
Remember this was all empty
country a year ago. or was some
where behind the German lines
This struggling boom town has
sprung by magic out OF country
fields and upon tho ruins OF wrecked
villages With all the permanent.
thriving activities OF city life, IFS
location is ephemeral. II doesn't
stay still long It's one-way town
always moving forward. And its
ultimate destination. Tommy and
Sammy hope. is 20 substitute Itself
for the suburbs OF Berlin
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
PROSPECTIVE
AVIATORS TAKE
EXAMINATIONS

Or George T. rockingham start
ed TO examine applicants for the
army aviation corps at Harper hos
pital on Tuesday Those who sue
'Cessfully pass the tests will he or.
dered 10 the aviation school at Mt
Clemens when II opens in a short
time. In addition 10 the usual phys
ical examination men ambitious
70 become airmen must submit TO
the dizziness test The applicant
Is placed in a revolving chair and
twirled until ne becomes dizzy.
The length OF time he requires TO
recover decides his availability for
tho air service.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04

~''N''V"'I N"T' FNT'FcU bJ dII.
An unidentified man about 40
years old fell from the second floor
Of a barn in the rear OF No. II La
fayette-ave Tuesday night and was
instantly killed His body was
found lying in the alley by patrol
man early Wednesday morning and
was removed 10 the morgue.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04

Detroit hospitals can furnish beds
for 400 sick or wounded soldiers.
according 90 reports furnished
Mayor Marx who was asked for
the Information by the central
military department at Chicago.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
Tod,,'s Hand Copcerts

Schmeman's Military band. Herman
rs Schmcman. director. renders the
following program at Belle Isle this
afternoon beginning al 2.80. and in
the evening beginning at $50. March.
"Garde du Corps Chambers. seiec-
ton from The Daughter OF the
Regiment Donizetti. cornet solo
Selected Mr. Charles Edwards
Grand american Fantasia. Tone Pic
lures of the North and South. BEN
dix. Gems from "Sari." Kalman;
overture. "Jubel" Weber Xylophone
solo, Raymond Overture" Mr.
Adolph Wohl melodies from The
singing GIRL" Herbert: Star
~panGle Banner"
william RugnitIr. charged with rob
hing the American Express com
pany OF merchandise. waived ex-
animation when arraigned before
J Stanley Hurd United states com
missioner. Tuesday afternoon, and
WAS bound over 10 the grand Jury
with bail fixed at $1,000.
Henry Tord's dispute with contract
ors whom he engaged 10 build his
Dearborn home VIII be carried 10
the state supreme court. Both Ford
and W Piggins sons, one or
the defendants. have appealed from
tho decision or Circuit Judge Tap
pan. which held that Ford was
justified IN discharging the con
tractors. The other defendant +.
VI Goddard. Inc. has not hled an
appeal The last named was 70
receive SS763 from Ford by the
terms OF the circuit court decision.
g.. VI. Frcer. Of Cincinnati. president
OF the national Industrial Traffic
association has sent an appeal 10
Detroit members OF tho organiza-
ton urging them 10 help Uncle
Sam in the present Crisis by max
inC ono freight car do the work Of
two. He strongly urges that ship
pers hll freight cars. load and un-
load them promptly and that they
buy IN full car lots. avoiding any
waste ~ space.
The exhibition 90 winter color paint
inEs and sketches by the French
war painter. Charles puvent. which
have attracted 80 much interest in
the Museum OF Art galleries, will
be rcmoNcd from the museum We'd
nesdav. following final showing
20 tho Fourth ~ July visitors TO
the museum
Mail carriers In tho collection md
parcel post departments have or
gnntEed and call them elves the
Chauffeur Carriers association.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04

G.. oliver Frick ssys he will nrrcst
aliens who are defrnuding the gov
eminent OF a head tax OF So each.
The new immigration law imposes
tax on each alien who comes
here 10 reside. but hundreds OF
them escape the tax by declaring
they are only coming 20 visit.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
Funeral services will he held Thurs
div afternoon. In The home No LIZ

Alexandrine-ave west, for Freder-
lex J. Henning. well known drug
gist. who died Tuesday following
a short Illness Mr.. fleming was
- years old and for g years con-
Quoted drug store az NO 6Si
Third-ave., selling the business
few months. Mrs. HenninR. one
son and one daughter survive.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
Funeral services were held Wednes-
dnN afternoon In the resIdencc OF

Mrs. George " Caswel. No. 30
Josephine ave. for Mrs. Caswell' q
mother Mrs. Julia Fletcher Nich-
OILS who died Monday Mrs. Mich
ola was born in Madlehury. VI.
and had lived in Michigan so years.
She is survived by her daughters
Barrie The body VIII be taken to
Adrian for interment
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04

Joseph GwIEdowski and Henry shank
charged with contempt OF court In
CONNIE tlnn with an alleged con-
epiracy 20 "0N circuit court iury
furnished $500 bonds Tuesday Tho
case will come up for hearing Mon
dav before Judge fosmcr
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
IL il expected that about 5000 dele
gates Will nIIcnd the HnnfIs [

Young Peoples convention. 20 be
held from Thursday 20 SATURDAY
IN the Woodward-ave. Baptist
church The convention viii be one
~ methods as well as exchange %
ideas. and viii have for speakers
several OF tho mon IN the Baptist
denomination we'll known for their
success In Young peoule's work
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
City News in Brief

These officers have been elected;
President. Arba Ostrander vice.
president. Albert Calender. score
tary. Ralph X Seitz treasurer,
Loyal Baldwin and sergeant at
arms. Walton Cross.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
Despite adverse criticism that has
been IeyeIIed at 81. there q. one bit

Of building going on in Detroit
that is receiving the careful atten-
ton OF the building commission. II
is the scaffold around the flag pole
atop the city hail. A new pole Is
being erected just over the office
% the building commission.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
William RuEnitlr, charged with rob
he. CAM

pany OF merchandise. waived ex-
animation when arraigned before
y Stanley Hurd. United states COM
missioner. Tuesday afternoon, and
WAS bound over 10 the grand jury
WIN Inn nNed AZ 81 GOO.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
Jnswant Raj Gnndbi. OF India. has
bcen admitted To citizenship by the

Inited states count OWing 70 an
error IL had been announced that
his application was denied and
that he criticized the court for re-
fusing 20 accept him. but IL was
another Indian and noNMr. Gandhi.
The latter had no trouble I'm CON
yincing Judge futile that ne was
well qualified To became a good
citizen
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04

Baron Moncheur n chairman OF the
special war commission sent here
by Belgium. A. representative OF
the country which has suffered
most In this war, he IN receiving
special attention and welcome
wherever he goes.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
Savings Bank
INDEPENDENCE DAY

is good day for YOU to think about
YOUR financial independence
Have YOU a steadily growing savings
account in this COMMONWEALTH
BANK to make your family and yourself
secure from money worries?
start one at once! All savings depos-
tied on Thursday, July 9Th earn interest
from July 1st.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
The rarest thing about n day In June
of The Irc.cL,t Of

OF the present year Of Ernce. was
tho fact that on one particular day
the temperature was II degrees he
low normal The temperature was
normal only six days and on those
six days the san shone--every
other day in tho month ~ was
cloudy or raiued. The greatest
rainfall occurred between June 3
and %. when Sc OF an inch fell
The Detroit times., 1917-07-04
Unknown Man Killed ey Fall.

Next story: The First Lessons in
Fishing
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-13
Founded on Solomon.

In the early days of California
thief with his knife slit a hole in
neighboring tent at the head of q
bunk, thrust in his arm and extracted
a bag of gold dust. He was caught
with the goods, indicted for burglary
and convicted. His counsel moved for
an arrest of judgment and new trial
on the ground that he was not guilty
of burglary, for he had not "broken
into and entered" the premises, as
charged in the Indictment. The court
refused to grant a new trial but said
that in passing sentence he would
take the peculiar circumstances into
consideration. He did so. He sem
fenced the arm that entered the tent
to ten years Imprisonment, but ac-
corded to the defendant option of ac-
companying it there or cutting it off,
just as he should choose.-Chicago
News
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-13

The 45th annual session of the
Grand Chapter of Vermont, Order Of
Eastern Star was held in Burlington
last week Reports showed the chap
ter 10 have increased its membership
the past year by about 100, the MEM
bership now totaling $500. Two new
chapters were added in the district,
one at Pittsford and one at Dandy.
Under the head of the business It
was voted that the Vermont Chapter
invest the sum Of $1,000 in Liberty
Loan bonds and to present to the Red
Cross for its work $50. It was also
voted to increase the home fund to
$4,000, an increase of about $1,000.
It was voted that the funds of the
chapter might be used for emergency
relief. The following officers were
elected to serve the chapter the en-
suing year: Grand matron, Mrs.
Martha A. Stoddard of Charlotte;
grand patron, Frank n Nichols of
Chester: associate grand matron, Mrs.
Anna A. Evans of Burlington; asso-
ciate grand patron, Frederick w
Wallace of Enosburg Falls grand
secretary, Mrs. Olive J. StoweH Of
Brattleboro; grand treasurer, Mrs
Eta F. Fraserof Windsor; grand con-
ductress, Mrs. Phyllis N. Burditt OF
Springfield; associate grand conduc-
tress, Mrs. Addie F. Allen of Milton:
grand waIder, Mrs. Josie H. Fay OF
North Williston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-13
MY BELIEF IN LIBERTY BONDS.
By Carroll S. Page, United States
Senator from Vermont

When / was young man, rail-
road meeting was held near my home
town to secure subscriptions to stock
IN a company which was to build a
much-needed railroad IN our vicinity.
Among those who attended the
gathering was a substantial old farm
er known as Uncle Chauncey Warner.
Several enthusiastic speeches were
delivered largely words, words, words,
when some one called upon Uncle
Chauncey for q speech. He rose in his
place and brought down the house
with his fifteen-word sentence which
was, al can't make speech but / am
going to give you a thousand dol
lars"
The best evidence I can offer as to
my belief IN, and duty TO subscribe
for Liberty bonds, is the fact that 7
am the president of bank located in
a little country village which bank
has a $50, OO0-capital and, acting upon
my advice, it has subscribed for $780,
900 of the Liberty bonds.
IF the war with Germany is to be
won every resource of this country
must be promptly and vigorously mo
biliZed. Every one must contribute
his share. The vigorous young men,
of course, make the largest sacrifice
for they propose TO lay down their
lives if need be upon the altar of
their country The farmer must add
to the production of foods; the manu-
facturer must speed up his machinery
to produce more munitions of war.
more boots and shoes, more clothing
and last, but not least, every individ-
ual and corporation which has the
means to do SO should subscribe
promptly and literally TO the Liberty
loan.
Nothing can be safer and, taking
into account the matter of safety and
the exemption from taxation, these
bonds ought to prove good invest
ment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-13
VERMONT NOTES

The three oldest sons Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Hayes of South Bur
lington, John, Lawrence Jr., and
Thomas, have enlisted IN the United
States navy. They are now awaiting
orders to be sent
Joseph Taunton of Randolph was
arrested there last week charged
with desertion from the United States
navy. The penalty for desertion dur
ing time of war is death, following
conviction and sentence by a court
martial. War was declared April 9th.
Taunton deserted March q and was
declared a deserter April 9Th.
Norwich university is making all
of its plans to open college on Sep
TENDER Is, the regular time set for
the opening. While there will be but
few seniors and a very small Junior
class, owing to the fact that most of
the members of those classes are now
in federal service, the enrolment of
freshmen is larger than ever before
at this time of year In the universe
tvs history, and the prospects are
that the total enrolment viii be
greater than last year, which was a
record breaker.
The Vermont Ambulance Company,
No. % formed by the Vermont branch
of the American Red Cross at the re-
quest of the United States govern
ment, is now ready and awaiting or
ders. The company, which Is COM
manded by DR. William Stickney of
Rutland, who practically organized 1t,
consists of three surgeons and 125
men representing 20 towns and cities
| of the state. The company will he
taken over by the government within
a few days, and after a brief period
of training at some point in this
I country, will be sent to the trenches
in France.
The 22d annual meeting of the
Vermont State Federation of Wom-
ems clubs was held in BrattleborC
last week. These officers were elect
ed unanimously: President, Mrs
| Gilbert F. Davis of Windsor; vice
presidents, Mrs Walter Slack Oh
| Springfield, Mrs. H. E. Folsom Oh
| Lyndonville, Mrs. George S. Laird o1
Royalton; recording secretary, Mrs
Leonard d. Wheeler of White River
Junction; treasurer, Mrs. Daniel ID
Burditt of Pittsford; auditor, Mrs.
E. Weeks of Middlebury; genera
state director, Mrs. Oliver G. Ashton
of Rutland; general federation secre
tary, Mrs. Robert E. Smith of Whitt
River Junction.
A course in applied physiology, ny
giene and first aid will be given in thu
University of Vermont summer schoo
by DR. III. c. Tinkham, dean of tn,
college of medicine, assisted by othel
members of the medical faculty Th'
course is not intended to take up
detailed study of physiology. 1t vii
include just enough discussion of tn
structure of the body and the func
tions of the various organs to maxi
4 it possible to point out clearly thu
I application of this subject to the prin
ciples of hygiene and sanitation. Tn
subject of first aidwill be treated, fol
lowing somewhat the course as out
lined by the Red Cross. This cours,
is offered to meet a need which exist
ed long before the war, but its nee'
has been brought to public attention
more prominently by war conditions
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-13
Funny Chase.

Lord Oxford, an eccentric English
noblemanr once had d team or red deer
stays that he frequently drove to a
light coach All went well until one
day there happened to be a pack OF
staghounds on the road from London
to Brighton, along which Lord Or
ford's picturesque team was merriIy
deettng. There followed the strangest
chase that ever mortal man witnessed.
The hounds hunted the team and it's
owner hard 70 Newmarket, and with
such smash into the Ram inn gard
the whole lot went that there was no
more coach left and little more OF driv-
er- Lord Oxford took to horses after
that--Lond0n Mail