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Evening star., 1917-09-25
RUSSDE|YOCaATG
congress DELAYED
neFty Loan Subscriptions
Now $500 900 900 Rubles.
Finnish Diet to Try to Meet.
PEACE MOVES DENIED

BY the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, September 25.-The
Asuocxatic congress summoned by the
soldiers and workmen's central coun-
ell, which was to have been convened
today, has been postponed until Thurs
day.
The treasury announces that subscrip-
tions to the liberty loan have reached
3,s0e OO0, 900 rubles.
Trouble in Finland.
A renewal of political excitement in
HslsinRfors. Finland. is reported In the
press. The diet, which was dissolved
and prevented forcibly from assem-
bling recently. will make another at
tempt on Friday to resume sitrngs.
Lettish workmen who have escaped
from occupied Russian territory report
that six members of a local council OF
soldiers and workmens delegates have
been shot for refusing to assist in the
construction of military works.
soukhomlinoff Trial Ending.
Counsel for Gen. Soukhomlinof.
former minister of war. who is being
tried on the charge of high treason
concluded the defense today. They de-
clared the accusations against the gem
~ral were unfounded.
Minister of Foreign Analrs IeIest-
Ghenko has issued the following state
inent:
"Rumors published recently by the
newspapers in various countries re-
been initiated by certain powers. are
entirely false. Equally devoid OF Ioun-
dation are reports attributlng any par
ticular importance to the conference IN
BERN which has been convoked by the
so-called alliance for the realization or
durable peace with which neither the
Russian government. nor her allies had
anything to do"
Sees Humiliation in Peace.
Michael v. Rodzianko. president of
the duma, in view of the reports OF
peace negotiations. separate or general,
today read lecture to the MOSCOW
Union Of Public Workers ON the theme
Gould Russia Conclude Peace?
The lecturer sought to prove that any
peacs which it was possible to conclude
at the present juncture must humiliate
Russia, and he gave convincing facts
Why this was SO. NJ. Rodzianko re-
fsrred to the German plan to conclude
q peace at Russia's cost. and then ex-
pressed confidence that the entente al
lies would reject 1t. He warned Rus
eia, however, that she must create a
Stfong power, otherwise the nation
would Inevitably suffer when peace
was negotiated.
Although the Petrograd council of
soldiers and workmen's delegates has
fallen under the power of the Bolshe-
Wiki. 1t is notable that the Izvestiya, the
organ Of the council, does not shrink
today from declaring that a strength
ansd army Is the only way of prevent
ing the country from falling a victim
Of aggression.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Soldier-Evangelist Pierce Dies.

SOMMERVil-i-E, Mass, september 20.
Rev. George w. Pierce, known for
many years as the "soldier-evangelist."
died at his home here yesterday. Mr..
pierce. who was born in New Bedford
,r 1885, served in the Navy for several
years and enlisted in the Army at the
ooutbreak Of the civil war. He was
with Sherman on the march through
GeorRia. Later he served in the Regu-
lar Army until 1875. when he rettFe4
70 take up syanGelistie work With the
iste bWiGAt = 4peAx /.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Swiss Very Short of Food.

BERN, Switzerland. Monday. Sep
tember 24-President Schulthess said
today in the national council that
l.350,000 persons. more than ne-third
Of the population of Switzerland. were
receiving bread and other food at re-
the authorities. Swiss exports are now
restricted almost exclusively to tobacco
and chocolate. all the country's food
resources being required for home con-
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Says Both Have Suffered Cruelty.

We do not believe we can starye
England or cut her off from imports of
raw materials. but England and France
have suffered so cruelty from the war
that they are inclined to weigh the ad
Vantages of an early, as compared with
the doubtful advantages of a peace one
year from now. England has found out
by this time that Germany will be able
to continue her defensive almost in
definitely.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
France in Difficult Position.

France is in more difficult position.
because German armies occupy parts Of
her territory, but when England is con-
vinced of the possibility of peace she
will try to infience France If France
sees the possibility of peace shattered
through her obstinacy- with regard to
over"
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Farmer Heard Shots.

Charles Dry. a farmer whose home
Is v Thin a few hundred yards of
where Mrs. King was shot, declared
in his testimony that he heard two
shots that night about the time Mrs.
King was killed.
An automobile dashed down to the
spring soon after the first shot he said.
Dry was asked about what time of
night 1t was and about how much light
there was around at that time. 'The
moon was about half to an hour
high" he said but it was a hazy night
and about as dark as it ever gets to
be-"
The exact time of the woman's death.
which was some time after $50. has
never been established TO the joint
satisfaction Of both sid $, and neither
has the amount of light from the moon.
which Cant. Bingham said was suf-
ficient to have allowed him to kill a
rabbit.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Trades on Strike.

Among the trades reported officially
to be ia strike are boalpullders, rIvet-
ers, IaoorerS, patterniudkers, painters,
polleIms kerS, copper smltns, saiiLneh-
SIS, sn4p~ rights, house carpenters,
o4a~hs,Iiittila. p1uuaDcfs, plpenteers.
nioiaers. asDssLos WorAer>, Joiners auu
engine tohuyfS.
Ine ueciare they are not on
striAe, protesting tReIr ioJ ATTY TO The
kosefA.ASiit IA It's proSe.utiou OK tAe
war InsJ c4aini tASy are Iiierely IAN
ing thlS method, GaA.eu uy tAeIn - Wa.h-
out, 20 eA4pAeslAe tnelr protest.
\ ne laDOf sllu4tIon Was Unchanged
.ouay al tne Nu1IoIA navy yaIu, WneIe
tie nrst seneIai sIIlke ever caIleu at
4 navy yard became effective yeSLer-
oay. AoVices 10 the Navy DepaI tlIent
s--lQ tIie ~OraSls VINO Went out yes
letuay Comprised all Dul tHe macnin-
ISIS, electricians ana SnlpntterS aud
were stiil OUT. About naiI the yard
iorce Is involved.
settlement OF Inc strike is still in
lAE haAus oil the YARD oMcialS. The
.sdVy department has not been called
upon as yet 10 Intervene IN any way.
DetailS as 10 the demands o. STRIKING
trades are lacking here, II is said.
Secretary Danleis Indicated that he
still hoped for AN early agreement. He
has taken no steps as yet to send rep
resentatiyes to Norfolk.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Government Must Judge.

''Ths practice OF the soldiers COM
Mittees in judging on their own ac-
count the connection of their COM
manders with the Korniloff revolution
had to be stopped by the government,
a. the government prefers to determine
the culpabtlity of the officers for itself.
The present situation seems to allow
the government to enforce regulations
made before the Kornilor revolt
Changes are being made in administra-
tive and army positions which will be
of greatest benefits"
An embassy official said the death
penalty for offenses in the rear of the
army is being enforced In regard to
the report that the Bolsheviki group
In the Petrograd council of workmen
and soldiers had put through resolu-
tion against the government, 1t was
said that at the last council out Of a
membership OF $500 only 400 repre-
sentettves were present, and that the
Boishevfki group were able to control
the meeting.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
BLAME FOR k0RN|LOFF
REvOlTPUT ON lVOFF
Embassy Says He Carried to Keren-
sky Erroneous Demand for
Dictatorship.

An oHicia1 explanation of the Korniloff
revolt issued here by the Russian en-
baasy tendA to confirm accounts pub
nshed in Petrograd laying blame for the
trouble upon Vladimir LvoH. the duma
member who informed Premier Kerensky
that Korniloff demanded that he be made
dictator
Since the revolt was put down. accord
ing to the embassy. thorough reorgani-
1ation has become necessary because the
troops lacked confidence In their COM
naaders. and changes are being made in
administrative and army positions which
viii result in the greatest benefit
Statement From Embassy.
A statement issued by the embassy
says:
The plans advocated by Gen Korniloff
we're under consideration and most of
them had been adopted by the provisional
government on the morning of September
., and three remaining measures were
adopted. but had not been put into opera
tien. These measures were these: The
enforcement of the death penalty in the
rear OF the army, the widening OF the
territory to be considered as the theater
81 war SO as to enforce military law and
the enforcement OF martial law in Petro-
sFsd, sd, ,,. ,o,n,, =, s.n,.-.,
decided by the provisional government to
Vladimir Lvon came from Gen. Kornilotf
with a fiat demand that dictatorship be
vested in him. A judicial inquiry is un-
der way to determine how this demand
came to be brought and to determine the
origin of the measure
AFTER the quelling of the revolt the
government faced very difficult situ-
atien. caused by the fact that the troops
had lack of confidence in their COM
manders and viewed many of them with
suspicion. This led to many changes
In command and demanded a thorough
reorganization of the army
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Country Has Two Alternatives

Our country has two aIternates -
says the writer of the article. Either
IL must claim Belgium as it's property,
in which case all peace talk is mere
talk, indeed, or it must renounce all
rights in Belgium except that it shall
again become neutral. In case such a
position Is taken by our government
England will have no more reason to
continue the war
But this is not the. only obstacle to
peace. There are other important prob
lens. such as the disposition of Alsace-
Lorraine and the guaranteeing of the
peace treaty by a democratic parIta-
ment which is endowed with real gov
ernmental responsibility.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
ABOUT 3,0OOEMPl0YES
STAY AWAY FROM WORK
Navy Yard Men at Norfolk Say They
Are Not on Strike, Calling
Wage Action a Walk-0ut.

NORFOLK, Va, September 25.-
Dissatisfaction over the new wage
scale, made operative this morning, has
led many of the navy yard employees TO
remain away from work. 1t IS esti-
mated that about 5000 men are out.
The question of wages and the ad-
justment OIL grievances mas Deen paced
in the hands OF a central wage commit
Zee. This committee issued a statement,
which sels 1ortn that the declSlon of
the local wage board was unsatls1ac-
tory ana not IN accora with the evi-
uSnce presented. Tue OCCASION oI Lac
ma atlonaI Wage cQLnmilJee. the S,ate-
nlent says, iS even less saIIsiylnS 20
lne men IN the yard
Evening star., 1917-09-25
COUNSEL FOR MEANS
ARGUE FOR RELEASE
Continued from First Page.)

Means character and arguing that no mo.
tives had been shown for the death OF
the woman.
Hartsell devoted much of his argu-
ment to the publicity given the case
and to New York and Chicago authori-
ties sending experts and investigators
to aid the prosecution. He contended
wrong. reiterating that by using the
pistol in question he could shoot him
self as Mrs. King was shot. OF this he
offered demonstration which he con
tended would result in the same kind
of wound If the pistol were held In the
left hand and the trigger pulled with
the thumb when the index finger
pressed the safety catch.
After Hartsell closed 1t was an
nounced that the defense would make
total of eight speeches. Adjournment
for lunch was taken.
Effort to Show Cause.
The state concluded its case yester-
day. 1t confined itself to an effort to
show probable cause" which would be
sufficient to bind Means over to the
grand jury. An adjournment until to-
day was taken Immediately after the
state finished presenting witnesses, the
defense requesting time to confer be-
fore announcing what steps it would
take.
Witnesses for the state described the
target shooting trip which carried
CASTOR Means. HIS brother. Alton Means:
Capt. w. S. Bingham of Concord and
Mrs. King to little spring in Cabar-
rus county where the woman was shot
Had Accompanied Family.
Capt Bingham testified that as a
friend of Means he had frequently
taken automobile rides with members
of the Means family on which Mrs
King accompanied them and had sew
eral times seen Mrs. King FIRE a pistol
He was member of the party on the
trip on which Mrs. King met death
but said he was about 140 yards dis
tant from her when the fatal shot was
fired. Castor Means called to him, he
said. and when he ran back Means told
him Mrs. King had shot herself acci-
dentally. He said that when he was
called back from his walk by CASTOR
Means and found Mrs. King dead he
called Ernest Fury. the negro chauf-
feur. but Fury was not in sight and
did not respond for a few minutes. Nc
one else was in sight.
1t had been indicated that the state
would seek to establish by bingham
that no person other than the party
of target shooters was present. This
was unde stood to have been done be-
cause Of an anonymous letter to New
York newspaper saying the writer had
witnessed the death Of Mrs. King.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Mr.. WLSON'SPROPOSAL
URGED UPON GERMANY
Minority Socialist Paper Says With
out Decentralization Peace
Is Impossible.
BY RENE FEIBELMAN.
CabteGram to The Evening Star and
Chicago DniIy News. CopyKight. 1917.

chicago Dnily News. Copyright. 1917.
AMSTERDAM, Holland, September "a
In striking article the Leipziger
NoIkszeitung, the leading minority So
ciailst paper. openly says that unless
the German government accepts Presi-
dent wilson's terms regarding democ-
ratization no peace is possible. This bold
statement is unique in German history
ana sheps that at any rate the extreme
lett wing of the socialist party refuses
10 be blinded by the pan-American out
cry for conquest
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
800 VETERANS
HOLD REUNION

The eighteenth annual reunion or
the Thlrty-nrst Michigan Volunteer
Infantry association, in tho Board OF
Commerce. Thursday brought out
more than 600 veterans The asso.
citation sent a telegram 20 President
Wilson Offering the services OF the
regiment. which saw service during
the Spanish American war and @
telegram of greeting 10 the present
Thirty-1rst regiment.
A buffet luncheon was served 20
fhc veterans at noon. and at .
o'clock a parade was held thru the
downtown streets James McDou-
gall carried the regimental colors.
panied by a color guard Ot
Earl Hoster and William Watson
Al banquet In tho evening ne
speakers were Capt Henry W.
busch. OF Detroit. Dieut Col Fred
Shubel OF lansing Gen. c. w. Iiar-
rah. Maj Henry Hunt. Of Jackson
Harry Lear, Detroit newspaper
man. Mai A II Gamer, OF The
Thlrty-third Michigan, now station
ed AZ Fort Wayne Capt William
Harrington, OF Monroe Or An.
drew Biddle and Mai victor NJ pu-
mas
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
DEPLORES BLOW
AT NATIONAL
CHILD LABOR LAW

CHICAGO. May lS-lt ia very
great shame even 20 consider set.
ling aside the federal child labor
Iaw during The war especially as
there Is no present emergency" was
the statement today OF Miss Mary
Mcdowell. resident head OF the Chi
cago University settlement
England rushed into n similar
situation al the beginning OF the
war and now IS rerretting IL The
Juvenile delinquency in that country
has increased 25 per cent as a re-
suit of taking children from school
and putting them 20 work.
Fortunately many Of or states
have adequate child labor laws
which VIII no, be affected by any
action congress may take
Miss Mcdowell Is one Of the best
known child labor law promoters IN
the middle west
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18

GARDEN FARMS
ON VAN DYKE CAR LINE
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PERI. MISSION given 90 build when hrst
payment is made Price includes
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OUR BRANCH OFFICE is
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ia any part ~ thc city mail In this
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evenings and Sunday.
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Real ESTATE Farms and Insurance
BUILDERS AND INVESTORS
Houses ars needed badly at Jerome
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PATEIpsON BROS. & CO..
1ge Griswold-st Main ass.
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Jefr erson-avs east; choice soil; near
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soil. near car line. an IDEAL home.
terms easy.
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18

NEAR UNITY
Plans 90 Merge Northern and
Southern Churches
Make Progress

DALLAS. Tex. May 1s.-Plans
were progressing here today towSTd
union OF The TWO branches OF The
Presbyterian church. which was split
az The beginning OF the Ciyil war.
The union Is expected to Se com
pleted before the end OF tho present
general assembly OF the Presbyte-
rian Church OF America-the first
held ia the south since the division
A step toward the union Was seen
In The election OF Rev. j. Wilbur
Chapman, OF Jamaica. n. y, As
moderator late yesterday He re-
ceiYed 500 votes against 1919 for Rev.
John b. Kendall, OF Lincoln univer-
sity. Pennsy lyanit. and 121 for Rev.
Harlan G. Mendenhall. OF New York.
More than 1000 churchmen from
every state in the union and from
many foreign countries are attend
ing the assembly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
MAY BREAK
WITH PRESS
Fedora ION
Daily Newspaper Sec
ton Talks of With
drawing
mo INTERESTS
IN COMMON"
Question to Be Decided
In Meeting Called for
This Afternoon

When the second day OF the an
nual convention OF the Michigan
Press and Printers federation
opened Friday IN the Hotel Cadillac,
members Of tho daily newspaper
section OF the organization were
prepared 10 bunch their three days
program into a single afternoon ses-
sion. and then withdraw from the
federation
There is no bitterness between
the daily new spaper publishers and
other members ~ the body. The
daily newspaper men. according TO
Harry " Musselwhite. editor OF the
Manistee News Advocate, want TO
break away from the federation
merely because they believe they
have not many interests In common
with the job printers and the pub
fishers of weeklics. who depend IN
large measure upon their Job
printing department for their bust
ness success
There are about N publishers OF
daily papers in this federation. q"
said Mr. Musselwhite, and only a
few have come 20 Detroit 70 attend
the convention Publishers Of the
larger dailies no longer depend 10
any great extent on an income from
their Job printing department. II
they have one Most OF the bush
ness OF this organization pertains
10 JOB printing. and We are no
longer greatly Interested in that
We are deyotlng more Of our time
10 newspaper making.
THE daily newspaper publishers
~ tho state almost as unit arc
members Of the Michigan Daily
Newspapers association. and that or
ganization meets our needs 20 better
advantage than the press and print
ers federation The daily newspa-
per association met IN Detroit last
week We had a busy afternoon
session. discussed some important
problems. transacted our business,
and went bac kto our work. That
10 my mind better WAY OF doing
business than holding a throo days
convention"
Mr. Musselwhite, as chairman,
viii call the daNy newspaper soc
ton 20 order Friday afternoon and
lay before II the proposition to with
draw from the federation. Among
the editors OF daily papers In az.
tendance are Stuart H. Perry. Ad-
rian Daily Telegram. Major George
T Campbell, Owosso Argus Press;
Milo w WHITAKER. Jackson Patriot.
O. n. D. sutherland, Ludington
News. Wells r. Harvey. Big Rapids
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
MANUFACTURERS
HERE FOR MEET
Insurance Session Precedes An
nual Session of Association;
Banquet Is Cut Out

What the opening session or the
annual convention OF the Michigan
Workmen's Compensation Mutual
Insurance company lacked in mum
beers Friday morning. II made up In
enthusiasm Owing 10 pressing bus
mess conditions due 20 TeadJust-
mcnts growing Out OF WAY demands
on industry, only score OF dele
gates had assembled up 20 noon.
Tho convention is being held In The
Hotel Pontchartrain IN conjunction
with the Michigan Manufacturers as
sociatlon annual meeting, which
opened its sessions Friday after
noon.
p. w A. Fitzsimmons, sice-presi-
dent and general manager Of the in
surance company. opened The meet
ing with review OF the year. point.
ing 20 the defeat OF competition In
The form OF amendments 70 the pres
ent compensation act in tho state
legislature as the most significant
happening.
Millions OF dollars were saved b.
shocking out these amendments,
said Mr. F1tzsimmons The rec
ords show also that many OF our
competitors failed during the year
while We prospered
The ueasurer's report showed a
net gain "a the amount ~ premiums
for the year OF ti54,377 after all ex-
penses were paid. 10 also showed
more than $4,000 reserved Tor
losses. The finance committee rec
commended that a reserve fund be
carried 10 cover delinquent prem
ums This vas lcft open for dis
cussion
IN accordance with ecoDouies re-
que7ted by the government during
fhe war the annual banquet Of he
Manufacturers association has been
Cancelled.
A. The afternoon session the fol
low ing were the speakers: c. l.
GLASGOW. chairman OF no state rail.
road commission. Should state rain.
road commissions be abolished or
their powars extended" Albert f.
Petermann. % Calumet, THE in
junction IN Industrial disputes % and
Hal II. Smith, general counsel FOR
tho association.
The present membership OF the
organization numbers 100 represent
ing The leading industries of tho
state. The membership has doubled
in the last two years
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
MRS. GOODWIN,
SUFFRAGIST, DIES

Mrs. Joshua Merrill Goodwin, for
a years a resident OF Detroit, died
In her home. No. SIS Jefferson-ave.
Thursday. from pneumonia. Mrs.
Goodwin WAS the daughter OF Daniel
and Eliza Bradford Merrill Green,
and was born IN Portland, Me. She
came to Detroit when she married
Mr. Goodwin, who with three daugh-
ters. Isabella Pitts. Lucretia Good
win and Julia Goodwin Murphy, sur.
vive her.
Mrs Goodwin was very progress
siye in her IDEAS, an ardent SUI
fraEist and Interested in All the for
ward movements. especially for
women She possessed strong
and charming personality and her
loss Vill be keenly felt by many