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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

room leaning aEalnHt INC
door was creased and SHIN
mering gentleman.
Said the lady:
II would prefer that small
table hy the window"
The creased one escorted her
TO the table OF her choice.
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

Health Questions Answered.
Mrs q What would cause n
two-yearo old child % have worms >"
The eggs Of intestinal parasites
must be swallowed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
Wheat Goes Higher
Corn Breaks Record

Chicago. Mar. 23.-With the war
clouds inspiring a bullish feeling,
wheat and other grains showed a
strong tone today. Recent submarine
sinking of American vessels led the
market to believe that this country
was in a state of war, despite the fact
that it had not been declared. Ideal
weather conditions over the wheat belt
did not affect the pit. May wheat
opened up y. later advancing rs to
$l.ss rs; July opened up SS and sub.
sequently gained 5-S TO $l.5s 5-S. Sep
tember wheat opened unchanged, later
gaining "a to $l.45.
Corn made a new high level for the
season on opening trade and later gain
ed steadily. May opened up half cent,
later going up IN to $1.l4 is. July
opened up 3-S, later gaining ~ to
SLIP. September opened up 3-s, subse'
quently advancing to $i10.
Oats followed corn and wheat. May
opened up half, later gaining the same
amount to sixty. July opened up at 81
3.S and later gained 5-S to 80.
Provisions were firm and registered
slight gains, in spite of the uncertain
ty of the hog market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
CAR AND FAMILY ARE
UNDER DETENTION
When Arrested Says 4 Am
Willing to Submit to Any
Decision

Petrograd, Mar. 23.-The last of the
Romanoffs was under detention at
Tsarkoe-Selo today, his guards bearing
the red banner of the Russian democ-
racy. The former ear, the czarina, the
royal couples only son and their four
daughters are now housed in the place.
Every Difference has been shown all
these members of the former royal fam
ily.
Formal granting of recognition to the
provisional government by the United
States was a cause for public rejoicing
throughout Petrograd today.
The newspapers Russkaya Volya Is
front page today featured a slogan in
huge type, extending across the page
and reading "Long live the republic! y
The former czar's arrest and his
journey here were replete with dramatic
incidents. The four duma commission,
ers sent to arrest him boarded his priv.
ate car at Mohileff, just after the
dowager empress mother, has bade him
an affeetionate farewell.
. am ready to 90 anywhere and sub
nit to any decision," the czar told
/ General Alexieff, when the latter in
formed him the duma commissioners
were waiting.
The four duma leaders later talked
with the czar freely.
At Susanito station the former ruler
| bade farewell to all his servants an6
his suite.
III thank you all for your services,
he said. eau revoir.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
AMERICAN SHIP SUNK
IN SAFETY ZONE
Twenty Lives. Lost IN Ger
many's Last Exhibit of
RuthleSsneSS

London, Mar 23.--At least a score
perished in the unwarranted sinking by
German submarine of the STANDARD
Oil tanker Healdton, according to latest
information available here today. The
ship was torpcdoed five miles north of
Terschelling, Holland, in the middle of
what has heretofore been announced by
Germany as one Of the safety zones
in the barred area. Thirteen survivors
have been landed at Ymuiden, Holland
of a total of more than 40 on board tbs
vessel.
One Holland dispatch today quoted
survivors as declaring that three life
boats left the sinking Healdtoh. Two
of these, one with seven men and sec.
ond with 13, were picked up. The third
reported to contain 81 men, is still miss
ing.
Not all Of the Healdton' IS crew were
Americans and it is not stated in Hol.
land dispatches whether those missing
were citizens of the United States
Some dispatches from Ymuiden declared
at least dozen men had been killed OF
injured by the explosion of the torpedo
which sank the Healdton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
Suit Over Paving
of High Street to
Be Heard April Is

Friday, April Is, is the day set for
the hearing before the supreme court
of the case of Mrs. Juliet NJ Lord
Montague Lord, Dan f. Fry, Hettie +
Fry and. John A. Carson against the
City of Salem in a suit to enioin the
city from collecting assessments levied
for the improvement of High street
from Mill to Bush street.
The suit involves $4,000. The legal
point involved is that of the procedure
followed by the city in paving the six
blocks on this street and does not in any
way affect other paving assessments in
the city.
The case was first tried in Judge Gal.
loway's court and his decision was
against the city. The charter powers
of the city are amply sufficient to pave
and assess for pavements, and the de.
cisions of the supreme court have SC
held. The only question involved is
whether the city followed the legal pro.
cedure.
The city will be represented my CITY
Attorney B. w. Macy and William II
Trindle, while the interests Of the re.
spondents will be cared for by Carson
& Brown, William p. Lord and Grant
Corhy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
GERMANS LAUGH AT
STORY OF REVOLT
Say German People Are Satis-
fed With Progress of
the War
By John Grandens.

United Press staff correspondent.) q.
Berlin. Mar. 23.-"There is no rego-
luton" in Germany.
London, Holland and New York rum
ors that trouble has been brewing IN
Germany are merely the result of the
entente's wish being father to the
thought.
Germany is united, confident and
with no signs of any revolution.
German officials today were amused
at the circulation in entente channels of
such a report They attributed it first
to nervousness felt by Germany's en-
emies over the Russian revolution. And
the Russian revolution itself they at
tributed to failure of the allies to make
any gain which might be construed as
advancing their cause toward victory.
Not only German officials, but the
German people are entirely satisfied
with the results Of the submarine war
fare. They are satisfied with the pro-
gress of the war. The German peo-
pie are entirely content with present
conditions.
The promise made by the imperial
chancellor, Won Bethmann- Hollweg re-
Gently in the Prussian diet of future
liberties is a guarantee to the people of
the future.
The retreat of the German forces on
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
ALLIES ADVANCE
ENCOUNTER FIRE
BIG s s'.!sqRE GUNS
This With Slowing : q Re-
treat Indicates New ~
Is Reached
GERMANS DEFEATED
WITH HEAVY LOSSES
Germany Reported Placing
Prisoners In Front Line
of Battle

London, Mar. 23.-Pursuing British
and French troops between the Somme
on the scissors are now eneountering
fire from big ealibre German guns. The
plain deduction is that the allies are
now nearing the Hindenburg line, "
where permanent foundations for the
big guns have long been prepared.
Front dispatches today indicated
fierce fighting at score Of points
along the line of the Franco British
pursuit The French still lead in the
chase, having apparently penetrated
very close to LaFere in the face of
greatly augmented opposition during
the last "a hours. They are likewise
driving near to Laon, supposed to be
another strategic point in the "Hin-
denburg line.
On the British front the German re-
sistence is stiffening to bitter en-
gagement all along the line Hereto
fore 2fe British advance has been by
cavalry, fast moving infantry and light
field pieces with machine guns. 1t was
noted today, however, that front dis
patches mentioned the bringing into
action of heavy artillery, indicating a
stand or an expected stand by the enc
my.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
These We're Made by Captain
Charles Kleist, Detective
SwearS
WERE PLACED ON BOARD
ALLIES SUPPLY SHIPS
Hundreds of Them UnexplOd-
ed Found In Vessels
Reaching France

New York, Mar. 23.-Only faulty con.
struetion of bombs manufactured by
Captain Charles Won Kleist, to be
placed on allied food ships, saved hun
dreds of vessels from destruction, De-
tective Barth testified today in the
trial of six alleged bomb plotters. The
bombs, he said, were taken aboard
many vessels, but they were not proper
ly made and failed to explode.
Hundreds of bombs, Barth said. were
found in the holds of vessels after they
reached France. The state department
was notified. Barth said he had been
assigned to tie case in January, 1915
and had worked continuously to get evi
dence for a year and half.
{ Barth, who has traced down numer
GUS German lntrigues, was not shaken
by the cross examination from the pris
oners' six lawyers.
A chance acquaintance in a water
front restaurant and bar, he said, start
ed him on the real trail of his prey. Fol
year and four months he had beer
dodging about the wharves in search OF
the men.
While drinking q glass of beer he
casually started conversation with tht
man next 70 him, he testified 1t wa,
one of Won Kleist's operatives Th,
man informed him, Barth said, that Vol
Kleist was trying to get an interview
with Captain Won Igel, relative to th'
sale of some bombs
Prisoners on Full Press
Barth lost no time in finding VoI
Kleist in the back room of bar.
~ am a secret service operative un
der Captain Won Igel. ," Barth said hi
told Won Kleist. cir you want any en-
gagements with him you must tell m,
fully your business.
Won Kleist told him full details
Barth said, and he went away. Late
(Contipued on pape tbrea0
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
BY William Philip simms

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies Afield, Mar.
23.-Not only did the Germans sweep
that part of France they are relinquish.
ing clear of homes, supplies and roads
but in many cases they swept it clear
Of its womanhood.
In some districts women between Is
and 80 were forced to go back into the
interior of Germany. The inhabitants
left behind were given to understand
they were being forced to work for
Germany.
At Rouy lie Grand today | was told
over 400 women and girls between
those ages had thus been driven to the
interior for work. When / asked
" why?" the refugees merely shrugged
their soldiers.
An old mamie said he was 65--
told me in q quavering voice as we
stood on ruined street at Rouy Le
Petit:
~ have lived three miles northwest
of San Quentin since year ago when
the boches made me dig trenches along
with hundreds of other Frenehmen.
"They paid us fifty cents a day
anu IL WAS SCIipb IIUHty3 WHitI iIlliN
and other French cities had been fore
ed to print for the invaders.
Hindenburg Line Strong
"'The new German line--on which
we worked, is extraordinarily strong
/ / am positive the Germans intend tC
hold it if they can.
tsIt is ABOUT q mile wide, covering
the support lines and communicating
trenches and roads and with enormous
| fields of entanglemcDts.
Months ago the German forces
came here with number of other ole
folks like myself and children Boil
men and women from Is TO 50--and il
some districts up to 60-were forced
Ito 20 into the interior ! understand
they were forced to work for Ger
many
| There is no doubt Of the strength Of
the new German line on which this oil
Imam and scores of other ciyilianl
had worked As the Franco -Britisl
forces approached nearer it today, th'
| fighting became stiffer and stiffer
! The British and the French are pin
lining the retreating Germans righ
lagainst the ArrasC Cambrai-St. Quentin
Lalere-Laon line.
Evidences multiplied today that thu
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
All in Devastated District
Haze Warn1est Praise for
Americas Generous Help

Germans regarded the territory over
which they have now retreated as per
manent property. The fact that they
had to give it up after viewing 1t as
their own for some time may in de-
gree accord for the great i'll humor Of
the destruction on all sides.
All Praise America
Among the evidences Of this idea Of
permancncy the invaders must have
had, was that many cemeteries were
carefully constructed and permanently
decorated with solid marble tomb
stones and crypts.
One hears America mentioned every
where in the desolation-for it was
American supplies which enabled the
French civil population to exist All
l-speak gratefully of American aid.
'fPlease have some coffee,' said q
woman near Ham early today, as We
passed through. "It's American cof
fee, sweetened with American sugar
This bread is American bread We have
American salt American lard, and pep
per and vinegar and everything
| don t know what we would have done
without this food.
1 " Before the Germans left we were
allowed to draw enough food supplies
to last us for three or four days. ! un
derstand some did not draw this ad
vance-and those are. now the hungry
ones /"
| The woman who spoke had a si'
months old baby in her arms and wa
with four other children-all hers
and her grandmother.
All these were driven from the re
gion of st. Quentin by the Germans
| The woman S husband was forced t
leave for the interior of Belgium o
Of Germany to work. The family ha'
not heard from him since
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
SINKING TANKER
SHOWS GERMANY
IS Seeking WAR
Americas S Answer Is Doubling
Activities In Preparing
Our Navy
GERMANY Is PLANNING
MORE ACTIVE SEA WAR
Secretary Baker Meets Heads
of Great Industrial
Concerns
By Robert J. Bender

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Mar 2S. - Gcrmany's IS
latest affront in the torpedoing with
out warning of the American tanker
Heardton will be answered by contin-
ued speeding up of all preparations for
actual hostilities which are now regard
ed as inevitable.
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing are convinced that Germany s
present course is merely fastening a
clash. The president and his premier
are known from the highest and most
authoritive sources to have held the
firm conviction--even before the sink
ing of the Healdton--that the kaiser s
government is determined on forcing
a declaration of war from this country.
President Wilson met with the cabi.
net today to consider developments in
the International situation and to dis
cuss the progress made by all depart
ments in preparing for hostilities,
There is indication today that the pres
ident, after congress has defined the
status between Germany and the Unit
ed States, will augment his cabinet by
one or more posts to cover the work OF
transportation and possibly port
folio to handle the work of munitions
making,
Confers With Big Men
1 This, however, is entirely tentative
The more likely course for the pres
cnt, at least, is believed to be the con
tinuanee of the national defense eoun
ell as a special advisory body in pre-
pairing for war.
Government activity embraces such
a wide range now that no accurate con.
ception can actually be drawn as to
the scope or effectiveness of the coun-
try's preparedness work. President VIII
son is personally directing all of these
war preparations.
Secretary Baker as chairman Of the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
.P|T|FuL CONDITIONS OF
FRENCH WAR VICTIMS
Brains DuIled by Lack Of
FOOd---COIorless Faced
Babies Tell of Want
BY William Philip simms,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the British Armies Afield
March 23.-The horror of the German
retreat grew today when it became
known that the Teutons at Rouy LIE
Petit collected about two hundred old
people and children, in addition to the
usual population of the place-and
then deliberately shelled the village
A number of these defenseless, in
nocent people were killed.
AS the Germans fall back under the
relentless Anglo-French pressure the
ugliest side of the war is uncovered.
Hideous evidences Of vandalism abound
everywhere.
:. But most tragic of all are the
humaa wrecks left behind. They stare
at the incoming British and French
troops with eyes made mild by suffer
ing. Their faces wear blank ex-
preston because back of them are
brains .dulled by lack of proper sus-
tenanee.
The faces of babies and the younger
children are especially pitiful. Color,
less they are, with great black circles
under their eyes. No one had tasted
meat for six months or more.
| Wherever we went we heard praise
of the American relief commission,
whose efforts reached to the foremost
villages behind the German lines. How
ever, the people declared that the
Germans profited through these sup
plies.
Babies through all the region were
especially hard hit, owing to lack Of
milk. Cattle disappeared entirely, long
ago and the babies have been without
milk since then.
The problem of feeding the old peo
! pie and the babies is difficult but is
being rapidly attended to.
Citizens between 16 and go were
mostly driven back before the retiring
Germans, presumably in order to force
them to work.
The retreat continues today. The
British are within five miles of st
Quentin and are still pressing on to
ward the Nord canal, which the enemy
is utilizing for purposes of defense,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
German Version Of 1t

Berlin, via Sayville wireless. Mar. %
con account Of several advances OF
our own and of hostile rec0nnoitering
detachments artillery activity on the
coast of Flanders and in the Arras sec
tions was temporarily increased, - de-
clared today S official statement.
ave took number of prisoners
French troops, which on both sides OF
ST. Simon had crossed the Somme and
Crosat canal, were repulsed by an at
tack against and beyond these sectors
The enemy suffered sanguinary losses
and lost 230 prisoners, as well as sew
era machine guns and carts.
. Between the Disc and the AisnC
during the evening engagements de
veloped west and south of Marginal.
q Attacks of strong French forces
were repulsed under heavy losses by
fire and in counter attacks,
'sOur artillery also in other places
found advantageous aims in assembling
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
Germans Lose Heavily

Paris, Mar. 23.--While fresh French
forces pressed steadily forward at ALL
lette and north of Scissors, other mass
es of General Nivelle's S forces inflict-
ed Il stinging defeat on the Germans
north of st. Simon, driving them back
with heavy losses TO Grand Serau-
court.
Today S official statement, relating
these facts of the days progress a
gainst the retreating Germans, said
the defeat had been very costly to the
enemy
'EThe Germans attacked and were
defeated with heavy losses north OF
Saint Simon, the statement said
"They were driven back to Grand
Seraucourt.
e'Tt ii confirmed that the German
defeat on the front from Vregny tc
Ghiares was very costly for them. An
entire regiment was sent against one
point with success.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
Murguia BOrrOws
Money With His Gun

Ell Paseo, Texas, Mrs 23General
Francisco Murguia, Carranzista com.
mander has levied forced loan Of fifty
thousand pesos upon the merchants OF
Chhuahau City, according to apparent
ly reliable reports reaching here from
the interior today.
The money, il is said, will be used by
Murguia to pay his troops which have
been retreating before Villas advance
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
DOES JUSTICE TO JEWS

Washington, Mar. 23.-Jews will be
admitted to the free, or public schools
Of Russia under the new democratic gov
ernment of that nation, according to a
cablegram from Ambassador Francis
This tremendous reform in Russia Is
antipathy to the Jewish race is one Of
the first reforms instituted by the new
government
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23

the western front is not causing alarm.
On the contrary, it is regarded with adj
miration, as one of Field Marshal Ven
Hindenburg's clever strategy moves to
save human lives.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
ALLIES RECOGNIZE 1T

London. Mar. 23.-Full recog-
milton was accorded the new
Russian government by action
of all the allies today.
1t was announced here on be-
half of the allies that all en-
tente diplomatic employees in
Petrograd had been instructed
previously to accord full recog-
milton when in their discretion
the time had arrived for such
action.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
OREGON SHY OF POTATOES

Portland, Ore, Mar. 2S.-Ore-
gon, although supplying several
other states with potatoes and
ranking high in the production
of the humble spud, today faces
a potato famine. Aside from
the holdings Of two or three
large Japanese growers, prac-
tically no potatoes are left in
the hands of the producers in
the state. The fact that Oregon
potatoes are sprouting badly
and that the new crop win be
about a month late complieates
; the situation. Dealers say it is
!; almost impossible to secure
$ spuds at any price.
Il. -. Il. Il. i. u
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
KAISER BREAKS DOWN

The Hague, Mar. Kaiser
Wilhelm is on the verge of a
nervous breakdown and has de-
parted for Homburg, a health
resort, according to private mes
sages received here today. He
will receive Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg there in
stead of at German headquar-
ters.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
LOSS OF WARSHIPS

Berlin, via SaySille wireless,
Mar. Entente losses of
warships, including auxiliary
vessels nave now reached ap7
proximately s50,000 tons since
the beginning of the war, the
official press bureau estimated
today.
"This,'' the statement added.
els equal to the combined ton.
mage of Russia and Japan at the
beginning of the war, or only
10000 tons inferior to the Unit
ed States navy, which was the
third largest in the worldsat the
beginning of the war"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
AMERICAN SHIPS SUNK

:
< American, ships have been
< sunk and lives lost since Feb
< ruary Las follows:
February ;, Housatonie, no
( casualties.
February l3, Lyman NJ. Law,
< no casualties,
: March II, Algonquin, unwarn-
!; ed, no casualties.
: March 16, Vigilancia, unwarn-
!: ed Is missing.
< March II. City of Memphis,
warned.
< March Is, Illinois, no casual
< ties.
< March 21, Healdton, unwarn-
( ed, 2l missing
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
CHANGE REGIMENTS

Ell Paso, Texas, Mar. 23.-Four regi-
ments of United States regulars were
today ordered transferred from Ell Paso
to other points.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
GEAR S CHILDREN I'LL

Petrograd, Mar. 23.-Thc CON
dition of the children Of the
former ear took a turn for the
worse today. Four--his daugh-
ters,-are reported suffering
from scarlet fever and the cid
est of these, the Grand Duchess
Olga, was said today to be delir-
ious. The czarevitch is also
very i'll.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-23
SNOW STORMS RAGING

Baramie, Wyo., Mar. % Rail
road traffic in Wyoming is pa
ralysed by raging snowstorm,
which shows no signs of abating
at noon today.
-Four westbmound Union Pa
cific trains are held in the yards
here, despite the efforts of five
rotary snow plows which work
ed all night to clear the tracks.
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Oregon: To-
night and Satur-
day rain west
rain or snow east
portion; moder-
ate Southwestern
ly winds reach
ing gale force
near the coast.
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