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The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
INTEREST LACS
IN RECRUITING
Sinking Of German U-BOat
Fails TO Bring Expected
Rush to COlOrs

Despite the thrilling narrative oil
The aring u the nrst shot in tho
war shen a gun crew on me Mon
colia OF which p Detroit boy was
member sent German t'-boat 20
Tho bottom. With a single snot tho
ID cruiting Offices IN Detroit were
deserted by patriots seck.as to on
Isl on Friday Army uay and ma
line corps recruiters had "xgec'cd
that such an incident, nc arst bril-
liant exploit ~ the war. would
arouse enthusiasm aod bring rush
10 the colors. but The reverse was
true
capt Y Morr son n charge OF
The Marine corps recruiting, and
eieran OF numerous clashes on a.
iess' two continents declare that
me sinking OF the L boat vas re-
markable biz Of work From le-
scriptions ne believes The gan that
did the work vas three:ncn rife
In that event tho charge hat a..
counted for tho submarine would
have cost approximately 500 u %
victim, vas one Of The new pc ~
Germsa U-boat that venture fsr 70
ses her cost WIS approximately
100000. showing cons ,rablc
margin OF profit 'or uncle sau =
$50 cartridge
capt Morrison sar.- tlpf 'hree.
inoh guns OF the type that are usual
" mounted on merchantmen arc
very accurate AZ 1000 yards To.
ports indicate that the submarine
was destroyed A. range of l.0"J
yards This veteran hehto- also
SAYS that wnen peuscoD, is rhop
away the submarine goes o-the bot.
tom within Ave minutes and before
she could maneuver herself into 30.
sition 20 send parting shot
Detroirs contribution 10 the ma.
tons aghting strength Tor the last
- hours. or up 10 noon Friday. was
Just 50 men, less than half the daily
average recently. or these the army
FHllFffu ~ tuF navy w. NAiN isA'
Marine corps only six FRIDAY
morning the navy recruited only two
men.
In all Of tho recruiting Offices Fri
day morning the clerks had little to
do except TO play dominies or twid-
die their thumbs. Lieut. Richard.
son, OF the navy. believes II Will be
necessary TO organize corps Of
brilliant speakers. dress them in uni
forms and hold parades headed by
military bands 10 stir up enthusiasm
and bring about n proper enlistment
average Either that or the passage
Of the CONSUMPTION bill he thinks
highly necessary He urges all
Young men who contemplate doins
their bit 10 get started before the
conscription measure Is put into
effect
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
VICTORY OF
ALLIES NOW
CERTAINTY
--LIoYD-GBoRGE
But, Meantime, BritOns
Are Warned To
Economic
100000 NEW
ACRES PLANTED
Progress At Arras
Contrasted With
SOmme Fight
81 70. 4. KEEN.


(Sfdr Correspondent United Press.l
LONDON. April 27--Ensland is
winning me ultimate success OF
the Allies cannot be doubted and
that success "a being achieved AZ
less and less cost But meanwhile
England mus, economiEe and make
sacrifices Around this text today
Premier Lloyd-Georse delivered an
eloquent address in formal exercises
responding TO freedom OF the city
granted him BY London az the Guild
hall
Victory is becoming increasingly
assured ne said And again
The government Is planning the
1915 harvest with 5000. 0o0 addition
a. acres available suaran eeinE that
40 voulc not starye II not \ single
ION vas imported
Buf NJ must economize
Emphasizing the seriousness Of
The submarine problem on which
30 said "fhe best brains ~ Britain
and America were now concentrst-
"a the prime minister appealed 20
Tho public for food economy and in
creased production. voicing az the
same time The belief mat there
would be no necessity for increased
food prices
Ireland" he said. rs the one
menacing prospect on The whole hor-
lion I appes 70 all 70 sink per.
sonal and party feelings FOR the pur
pose OF settlement there
Turning back 20 economy. Lloyd
George declared We must econo
mi1e our shipping until some method
IS discovered % destroying ,his
ocean bsslisk We have already ar
ranged 20 obtain three ard possibly
four times as many more ships as
80 had last year"
During the frs IS DAYS ~ the
battle 81 the Somme." The prime
minister asserted. we captured H.
900 prisoners and - guns In thu
same period around Arras recently
we took 5000 and 230 gun
This means not only ultimate
victory. buf ar less loss our
chances are growing as our equip
ment IS improving And he Ger
mans know which explains the
despair driving them into Black ri
racy on the sea
America, after great patience de-
cided II was TO use 20 wave a nnl
trail flag In the sharks teeth Tho
prime minister continued we
lave lost many ships bar Germon
piracy brought in America-and Ne
are perfectly satisfied with the bal.
snce
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
BOARD CUTS
CITY FUNDS
RUTHLESSLY
5 o m G Departments
Will Crippled
By Pruning
BAND CONCERTS
ARE CUT OUT
Budget Reduced By
Nearly S9,000,000
To Date

Several city department ofhCia
told the board OF estimates Friday
that their work would be greatly
hampered during the next year be-
cause 81 The severe cutting The bud
get received ar the hands OF the %
timators The budget, rasscd by
The common council az slightly more
than $4,000. 900. now stands az
about S27.5O6000 The reductions
mainly were in Improvement items,
altho several OF the department.
suffered particularly IN ne reduc
lion OF their maintenance appropria-
tons
Principal among these was Ira W
Jayne. superintendent or the recrea-
ton commission. whose allowance
by the board 10 carry on The work
in the recreation centers during The
next year Is only 2 small part o.
that requested There wa scarcely
an improvement item in the recrea-
ton budget that did not receive the
pruning AZ. and many Of The main.
tenance items suffered heavily
The largest items cur from THIS
estimate we're sls5,0G0 FOR the De
troit University school property
s12,500 for a playground az McGraR
and NineN ood-aves s1050O for i'm.
l'provements 70 Atkinson park. $40
p2435 for general improvements 70
Riverside park. and large amount
for new playground equipments A
request ~ 500 20 buy equipment
Tor the Frsnklin-st. settlement vas
disalloWed
The estimstors saw NJ 10 clint
nate from the recreation budget the
request for hand concerts. for which
an appropriation of 1910 was, ask
ed. But one or two items IN the en-.
tire estimate for maintenance Of rec
reation ccnters and field direction
stood as asked by the commission
The majority were cut In hall
Another department thar was hii
hard vas the public lighting com
mission. Of which bur q few ~ The
. WvE"IN NfI I'f-IIr TIL iIAI'INh f-iilI.I III
work were left IN the budget supt
Frank z Mis'ersky told The esfl
majors that the commission would
be able 20 got thru the gear or Tho
maintenauce fund allowed, but that
Tho Improvement work. of which
much vas contemplated. would be
negligible
Thomas Uo.an. supern andont of
the poor commission said hat me
board had greatly reduced The funds
be needed 20 carry The POOR relief
work during tho wear
"The only thing can 90 is 20
come 90 the council for money to
carry us thru ibc year in case our
funds are mot sufficient he said
afteH Boo had been called acfore fbe
estimhtors Isl hospital building and
new service building whltA wc arc
adly ri need OF both SOW. clf bi
7 fhp board
tho EeucIa opinion mons thr
read- of Cleo 1903 arpar'n.fHfe afei
thcs bad learned uhst action fh,
board had tasen on their sumstes
was thsi tho board had been = little
severe. and In some cases had tr
reduced ihe appropriation asked
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
MAYOR PLANS
TROUT FISHING
EXPEDITION

Mayor Marx has sol his annla.
vacation 20 begin Nay when in
c-mpany with a party ~ friends
no will start FOR the Az Sable river
for he FIRST trout fishing OF thc
season
The mayor n an enthusiastic fish.
erman and longs for the day when
thc board OF estimates will com
pIete It's deliberations and pass lts
report on 10 tho common council
FOR the last two months he has
given much time 20 arduous work.
lie Last Of which has been the cu'
ting Of the extremely large city
budget
Friday night be will leave FOR
Wilmington. Del. in company with
Horace r. Dodge There they will
~ ont Mr. Dodge's new speed boat
The mayor expects TO be hack in
two or three days. after which he
eill dispose OF his once work prior
10 the fishing expedition
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
RUSSIANS ARE
SUSPECTED IN
EDDYSTONE PLOT

CHESTER, Pa, April 27.--Start-
ling indications that the Eddystone
munitions plant disaster may have
heen caused by Russian plottrrs
came 70 light today AZ the coroncr's
inquest into the deaths ~ 100 SIC
tins 81 the explosion
Federal authorities arc combine
The country for Russian govern.
nent inspector know as "Waskon'
who sent a message saving Ex.
plosion occurred today. our CROW
safe" to a radical Russian newsDs
per In New York Immediately after
the blast
The coroners' Investigation de-
vsloped that many Russians en-
ployed in the plant attended a rad
icai meeting urging an industrial
revolution" two weeks before ~
explosion I.ogeda. another Russisr
Inspector and close friend al
waskon. participated ia This mee.
ma. according 70 his testimony 20
day
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
new DISTRICTS
Give TROUBLE
Regulation of Saloons In An
nexed Territory Is One of
CouZen's Problems

Controlling the saloons which
have come into Detroit by reason
OF recent annexations OF territory
10 one OF the new problems which
10 confronting the Detroit police
department.
Portions OF Greenfield township
bordering on the edges OF Highland
Park have been admitted TO the
city, and this territory has several
roadhouses which operated on a
law-defying scale while they were
outside the city limits.
Since they were admitted in o
the corporate limits OF Detroit these
places have come under police de-
psrtment supervision instead OF be
ing regulated by village or county
officers. Commissioner Couzens has
directed policemen in outlying dis
tricts which have been annexed 70
keep close watch on all roadhouses
now part of the city, and as a
first evidence OF his order Ave com
plants already have been made "a
tie prosecutor. These are against
Keepers of places on Woodward
ave. who opened their doors 70 pa
irons on Sunday.
These. complaints were submitted
10 the prosecutor TO determine
whether or not they should be trleC
ty Detroit judges o. by village jus
tees OF the peace, and because ,h'
alleged violation occurred before
the territory became part OF De
troit the complaints viii be heard
by the village magistrates
Residents OF the district OF Wood
ward-ave. and just north Of High
land Park have sent several cnm
plants 10 the prosecutors ono
against keepers Of roadhouses nea'
the Seyen-Mie-rd. These places are
now In Detroit. and are under city
police regulations. The prosecutor
has forwarded the complaints c
the police department.
Rowdies from these saloons have
been causing much annoyance or
suburban street cars and amone
peaceable residents OF the newly-au
hexed districts.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
FERRIS IS FOR
CONSCRIPTION

II favor conscrpuon said ex.
Gov, Woodbridge y Ferris. who mas
in Detroit y Friday ~ 30 throw
men into Tho trenches let everyone
30 and do bic BIZ towards oblt"rat.
INK civilization Put n our Task
TO feed Tho Allies. CONSUMPTION i-
more sorelv needed Tor the Iarms
Mr. Ferris mad short visit In the
morning with Police Commissioner
Couzens and In the afternoon made
q trip thru tho Ford plant
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
DETECTIVES
SLAYER PLEADS
NOT GUILTY

Charles Gibson. Negro. accused
OF Staying Detective Charles Sieger.
April TO- pleaded not guiIty Friday
before Police Justice Sellers Sc
waived examination and was held 70
Tho recorders court without bail
Cih-ons wife Virginia Gibson
charged 0ifh assaultng Detective
Franr nyder with a fat iron in The
fracss st me Rivard-st address. also
pleaded NOT guilty and Was held to
the recorders court with ball fixed
~ $4,000 two surc-'os
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
PRINCIPALS FOR
z YEARS NAMED
School Board surps Rights of
New Seven-Member Body.
Saws MumfOrd

Tho President samuel c Mum
ford protested vigorously he board
OF education decided Thursday night
that IL was is duty TO name princi
pals Of Il new schools which sii
not be completed until long after
the present board goes out OF Office
next July
The l7 appointments were made
after the committee OK teachers and
schools had held a special meeting
70 make recommendations az TO the
persons who should be given The
pums Only three % the r. ap-
pointments. IL is said. viii become
effective next year as only that
many schools can be completed in
SIS Mumtord insisted that the ap.
pointments should be left 20 the
new board OF seven members elect.
cd last November Mr Mumford
vas elected 20 the new board
Military training is being carried
on in the public schools Of Detroit
on broad scale. despite tho fact
that majority Of the members Of
the school board refused 70 permit
the adoption OF the compulsory plan
favored By Or. Charles 2 Chadsey
superintendent Of schools.
The board adopted rcsolu-
ton permitting teachers 10 at.
tend the Culver Military acad.
envy, al their own expense. so they
might be better qualified % teach
pupil. military drills The board
also ordered Business Manager
Gadd 20 send 70 the chief % ord
rance ~ The United States a &C.
Ques' FOR the loan Of 1000 rifles 20
I be used BY the children in training
The board stands ready 70 fur.
uish a bond Of 500 600 70 the govern.
ment As security
Inspector Rheinhold offered mo-
ton that All teachers who wish 70
20 20 Wat shall DO assured that they
will get positions as good ss tho
ones they LEI on their return The
motion Vas nat acted upon
4 Or Chadsey announced that
scores Of teachers bad applied 70
him for leave OF absence 80 they
might ioin the army or navy
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
child arovahf to lie.

QUINCY, III April 27--Heroic
efforts Of three Quincy surgeons
brought back 20 lie the 15-months.
Old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Guy
Lake. ~ Quincy
The little girl had been suffering
from membranous Group When
Ito three surgeons were called TO
no residence the child was found
n if7 final dying gasps
The surgeons instruments had
been left on the Kitchen table from
previous visit and tho child NWs
hcgft topped. was hastily carried
fc fhs 'ahie
Nhio onc ~ The surgeons made
sd or III fte neck and cu IN
rprr.a a is wirdr no. ar3tte. az
t'r fr'o b. mov0 tha s-ur 20.
tempted reFuscitation and In fow
.econds the child was breathing
seair u - thought she will re-.
cover.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
a,o,b.r, Meet After Years.

COLUMBUS. Kas.. April ~
James Marshall. Of this city. "a
wears old. and Hugh Marshall. u
California. II years old. brothers
ret here recently for the FIRST tine
n a. YEAR, Roth served In me
Civil war and mel before IN 1870.
T-ch sunYosed the other dad
While In Washington a short time
40. Hugh Marshall visited tho pen
sion once and found that hts
brother was living here re took
The first train for this city.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
PRISONER IN THE
COUNTY JAIL
KILLED BY FALL

A fractured skull. suffered We'd.
nesday In a fall from balcony in
the county Jail. caused the death
Thursday ~ Frank nuver IN Rsceiv.
Ing hospital DIVER had placed mis-
cot on the baicony beceuae ~ The
congested condition ~ his ward
and while awaiting roll call slipped
and fell 10 The cement floor Il feet
beoW He Was awaiting tria on a
charge % unlawfully driving away
an automobile
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27
go aeturn Of vaIue eaa.

Mrs sharp. matron in he Union
depot will be glad 20 get some
trace ~ a tan travelling bag stolen
from a friend OF hers Thursday.
while the latter vas shopping in
one OF the downtown department
stores The bag contained money.
liver toilet articles and papers Of
special value % the owner The hag
belonged 70 recently hereavcd
young widow who is willing 10 have
The one who took The bag keep The
money II the other articles are 70
turned especially tho paper which
are of no value 70 anyone mi tho
owner
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27

Leo D. king 30. Union City Pa.
Was caught BY Patrolman George
Ludwig Thursday night making hts
way up the fire escape ~ tho ST.
Claire botel King explained he was
going io sieep on the ROOT thinking
DO would DO more comfortable there
than on tho ground Tie Hts locked
up as q ds0rdfriy
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27

that the departments would before
The end of The year pe ia a guam
darn as 10 how 70 carry their work
thru fo the close % the fiscal year
The school and board OF public
works estimates. fVo % the largest
had nor been taken up with the de-
partment heads by The estimators
az noon
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27

NEW Because federal Off
cials believe he has been involved
IN q plot 10 kidnap President Wilson
and hold him hostage IN connection
nith NE Mexican raid on Columbus,
=. ". Max Lynar's application ior
parole was refused hy Judge Rosai
sky. Lynar il Imprisoned for big
amy.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27

front dispatches today indicated
Field Marshal Hsig was adopting
the plan 6f keeping bis whole front
steadily pushing in great concert
ed movement.
Meanwhile Hindenburg vas rush
ing great bodies % reserve troops
and pouring these into the lines 20
interpose human barriers 20 the
British advance. The cnemy's loss
"a have been colossal, due mainly
20 ths logged manner in which the
Germans are held In closed rank
formations. literally choking the
way and offering un-mistaole tar
gets FOR the British guns
II is the British pressure towards
pouai which the Germans apparent
iv fear most, according 20 dispatches
from the front. II was east OF Cav
relic that the battle reached ITS
greatest fury today
The cloudy weather of the past
"a hours greatly disappointed me
british airmen With complete SUE
pre macy OF the air established taey
had hoped 10 add 70 their reeo'd
O. Al least 100 German airships
brought down in the big push INT
the weather was against further
aerial offensives.
information from the French
front indicated almost ceaselesf
counter attacks by the Germans
Everywhere the French withslood
the attacks and inflicted trem'n-
deus losses on the enemy
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27

Indiana university. az BLOOMING
ton. today Will entertain the annual
state intercollegiate prohibition con
vention and Oratorical contest
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27

VIEW YORK within hree days
after the mayors committee on food
gardens perfected organization 1915
Vegetable plots had been planted in
Greater New York. according 10 OIL
clsl Hulres today
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27

During her career Of 90 years cn
he stage Nine Bernhardt has ap
reared iu more than ESQ plays
The Detroit times., 1917-04-27

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The Detroit times., 1917-04-27

BERLIN. via London. April 60
South Of the River Scarpe an Ems
lish attack on both sides OF the AT
ras-cambrsi road was repulsed with
heavy losses in hand.to-hand fight
ing, the war once asserted TODAY
Around Chemin-des-Dames. on
the French front, infantry engage
ments resulted in the capture Of
ground by German forces and 4
number OF prisoners taken from tie
enemy
In all the Allies lost II aero
rianes on the western front yester-
day and in Macedonia, two
AMSTERDAM. April tier
msny's submarine warfare is having
It's most successful period Of opera
tons, the secretary TO the German
ministry OF marine told Ieichstag
subcommittee today Dispatches
from Berlin quoted him as asserting
that Aprips successes 30 far equal
ed all previous months
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-07
gerard GIVES ADVICE
Tells Newspaper Correspon-
dents to Leave Germany
as Soon as Possible.

Copenhagen, Via London, Feb. g.
dispatch received from Berlin by
the Berlinske Tidende says that James
w. Gerard. the retiring American am
bassador to Germany has advised the
American newspaper correspondents
TO leave Germany as soon as possible
and proceed the safest way to the
United States by way of Switzerland
or Spain.
The ambassador. adds the dispatch,
will stay for some days in Berlin,
settling up urgent business matters.
On his return home the amba ssa dor s
staff and a few American newspaper
men will accompany him. Mr.. Gerard
has had long conferences with the
Spanish ambassador and the ENJOYS of
neutral powers who called on him.
The Berlinske Tidende's correspond
ent says some Americans already have
left Berlin. A number of American
business men, he adds, have expressed
their desire to remain temporarily in
Copenhagen after settling their bust
ness affairs in Germany.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-07
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Hamilton.-(Corres - Mr.
and Mrs. John Hanisworth entertained
a large number of friends ut their
beautiful home on Skalkaho Friday
evening. 1t was Mr. Hanisworth's
birthday. Whist and music were the
diversions of the evening. At mid
night dainty refreshments were served.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Nagel, Mr.. and Mrs. Mogbi, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nichol. Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey, Mr..
and Mrs. Brennan, Mrs. Vincent; Mes
srs Fred Mclean. Bruce Glieton,
Frank Vincent, Herb Thrasher, Will
lam Sampiere; the Misses Geneva Vim
cent. Maude Smith, Marie Mclean,
katheryn Nagel and the host and
hostess.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-07
DRU)MMOND RESIDENT
VICTIM OF DIABETESl

Undertaken e.. II. Marsh returned
yesterday from Drummond. where he
was called to prepare the body of
Samuel Ashby. who died at his home
near that city Monday. for shipment to
Utah.
Mr.. Ashby. who was a pioneer resi-
dent of Utah, died at the age OF S.,
after being for five years "A sufferer
from diabetes. He came to Drummond
from Utah year ago. and since that
time has lived on farm near Drum
mond. Mr.. AshV was born in Eng
land, but came to Utah at an early
age. and his family had prominent
connections with the church of the
Latter Day Saints.
Mr.. Ashby was survived by his wife
and eight children, six Boys and two
girls. The body was shipped yester-
day to Spanish Fork. Utah, for inter-
ment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-07
HAMILTON YOUTH BURIED
Last Services Conducted
Over Remains of Young
Robert McCulloch.

Hamilton. Feb. s. ,Special) -
Robert McCulloch was buried today
in the Riverview cemetery, The serV-
ices were held ut the McCulloch home
and the procession took its way from
there to the cemetery. The room IN
which tire boy lay was filled WIN
flowers, which came from all over
western Montana. The members of the
local bar association. the county Of
ficials and many out of town lawyers
and friends formed "A procession AZ
the courthouse and marched from
there to the McCulloch home.
The afternoon train was held 81
minutes to allow the people who had
come from out OF town to attend the
funeral. Among the many sympathetic
friends who came to attend the funer-
ale were Judge Lentz, Harry Parsons
James Adamson, Elmer Hershey +. G.
Mulroney William Wayne, F. Roberts
Win Cave OF Missoula, George 7
Baggs. w. c. Culbertson, y. }. Till
man and Leonard Goodwin of Stevens
Vile.
High school was dismissed this aft
ernoon so that the boys former school
friends might attend the funeral