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The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
"Y" BOOSTERS
IN ROYAL OAK

ROYAL OAK. April BY NJ G.
A worn in Oakland county WAS eX
tended TO Royal Oak In an enthusi
astic rally and banquet In the gym.
nasium OF ne high school last night
Delegations OF boys we're present
from Pontiac. Rochester and Rirm-
ingham Thad f. Leland president
OF The Detroit real estate board
presided. Frank Cutting. OF Royal
Oak. welcomed the boys. end 1 @.
Jenkins, OF Royal Oak. sang James
Schermerhorn. OF Detroit. extollcd
the county Y. NJ &. 4. as a recruit
ing and training place for The moral
fiber which the city needs The
city with a soul implies p citizen
with a soul the threetold stimulus
OF the association TO spirit, body
aud mind develops that Kind OF q
citizen. Walter r. Terp,nning. the
new county secretary. expressed his
satisfaction over the inclusion OF
Royal Oak in the work ana thanked
the earnest supporters OF the cause.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
CAM SHAFT NOT
SIMPLE TO MAKE
Small Part of Automobile Must
Go Thru Many Processes
Before It's Ready

Altho thousands OF people drive
automobiles very few realize how
much care IL exercised lr the manu-.
fncture OF enc. To illustrate how
careful the manufacturer must be 10
| produce a car that IS true in every
Particular TO even the one one-thou-
sandth fraction of an inch. one of the
engineers OF the Studsbaker corpora
ton has prepared an STucle on the
cam shaft. for publication In an auto
mobile trade journal.
There isn't any manufactLring
liant more interesting than a motor
car factory" he SAWS. I'm fact. il Is
little short OF marvellous 90 watch
the speed with which the various
parts which 90 toward making VI a
pick and span 1917 automobile are
manufactured. In tie great Stude-
baker factories one OF the most in
ttresting manufactu'in operations
was the processes necessary TO make
Jingle part. the cam shaft. used In
the new Series IS Studebaker cars.
THE steel comes TO the factory in
bars A bar H. cut OF By gigantic
snears into billcts about a foot long
'fhe billet Is heated TO a Talleable
state just as the blacksmith OF old
heated the piece OF steel TO make 2
horseshoe. but the cam SHAFT. In.
stead OF being hammered into shape
snts IL .lan..A he a Of
a great steam hammer.
The die Is the shape ~ the cam
shaft-the hammer which strike the
steel is guided 10 strike exactly the
same spot On tie die each time The
face az the hammer is also cut in
the shape ~ tho cam shaft This
great hammer IL operated bv team,
striking IL a smashing blow After
this operation tho SHAFT is allowed
10 cool In the air. IL Is teen heated
again slowly To 100 degrees Ian.
rpnheit
II then goes thru several lathes
which still furthec shape IL to it,
final form For this process IL e.
first cut 10 length and centercd 80
that 10 can be turned accurately. and
the grinding MACHINES must be- e..
pecially made 10 machine the car.
surface into the proper shape Then
II Is packet in heat treating fur
mace, where II T. kept for eleven
hours under a temperature 81 LOO
degrees Under this heat a chemical
substance slowly permeates tho sur
fac, grain of tho steel and, when
the steel j. fixed By the next heat
treatment. .lakeS It's surface 'dia-
mond hard Asa last suishing pro.
cess II Is cleaned. SEaightencd. in
spected AM then passed on 10 the
final grinders"
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
CONTRACTS FOR
$10,000,000 OF
MAXWELL CARS

Contracting for $4,000. 900 worth
OF Maxwell pleasure cars and trucks
and bringing TO a close with T. j.
Toner. director OF sales for the Max
well Motor Sales corporation, what
" declared 10 be the industry's rec
ord motor car distributing CONTRACT
for the size OF the territory In
yolved. C. r. Fay. one OF the fore
most automobile authorities In New
England. has just taken over for =
period OF years the distribution II
Maxwells for eastern Massachusetts
and the state OF Rhode Island.
Mr.. Toner was put in charge OF
Maxwell sales by President Walter
r. Flanders, the first OF the year
He was for years the Maxwell man.
ager for the Pacific coast with bis
office in San Francisco. and Is wide
ly known among automobile men
OF the entire west.
BY the transaction In which thc
Fey concern takes over the Maxwell
retail stores in Boston and Prov
dence. and the Maxwell service sta.
tions in those cities and elsewhere
In the territory. Mr.. Fay becomes
the ranking automobile man OF Nov
England. the scope OF his business
and the volume OF cars he is TO
handle surprising anything east Of
New York city
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
FARM TRACTOR
INDUSTRY is
GROWING FAST

n r. the firm conviction OF the
big leaders Of the motor world that
Ia a very few years the farm
tractor will rank a. leader amons
The greatest Industries the world
has ever known. SAYS John Feys Of
the firm Of Feys 4 West. invest
ment brokers. OF No. SOS Congress
h-ild4RF
Since the invention OF the auto.
mobile g has become more and
more evident that the horse IL a
burden Of expense The horse
proves very poor efficiency motive
power; his working ability is lin.
tied he must have his rest, his
feeding time and his care. The
tractor, which needs but little care.
en- be- worked "A hours a day every
day in the year So as the auto
mobile has taken the place OF the
pleasure driving buggy and tho
truck has taken the place 81 the
city work horse. so The tractor muLt
replace horse and man power on
the farm
last year 10000 tractors were
built In Che United states as
AGAINST 100000 automobiles tn
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
WHOLE CITY
RALLIES TO
RED CROSS
$4,000 Members Is New
Goal Set For
Campaign
CONFERENCES
ARE NUMEROUS
Pledges, Too, Are Com
ing In Great
Numbers

II has been decided TO increase
the membership OF the Detroit chap
ter OF the American Red Cross TO
$4,000. instead OF the 30. 200 origin.
ally set as the hgure. Those inter
csted In the campaign to Increase
The membership and also 10 get a
fund OF $4,000 believe tina, IL will
l." possible TO get the $4,000 mem
bcrs
There we're numerous meetings
of various committees held on Fri.
tay and the various phases OF the
work are being undertaken with an
unexpected enthusiasm.
II has been announced nat many
Detroit society girls have enrolled
with the organization as nurses. and
assurance was given that they were
rot insincere about II. but thet they
were actually prepared TO go TO the
military camps whenever called
Women generally have taken an
active interest I'm the campaign and
are working with an enthusiasm in
he campaign that u is hard for the
men 10 match
Urged On BY the call Of the naval
militia 10 the coIors, the Red Cross
committee for the care OF dependent
funilies net in the once OF Post
master Nagel at 2:30 Saturday after.
noon, TO organize It's relief work
The committee. con sisting IL Mr.
NuEei, Frank H. Elman. George J.
Lieber, Thomas Dolan and Fred "
Futzel, has engaged Mis- Dorothy
luegel or The employment dppar;.
ncnt OF tht Detroit: Board OF Com
merce, a. executive. Miss HueRel
held a similar position with the De
troit Patriotic fund last summer.
assisting In the relief OF distress
among a. families 81 guardsmen at
the Mexican border.
Posters. resigned ~ the Adcraft
club, are TO be placed In 1900 win
dows In thu city, AMI Harry Scott
Of the Michigan Street Car Adyer.
Using company. viii place 1000
cards Ia street cars in Detroit
Walker * CO. have donated board
pace ami posting service Tot tie
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

display Of 600 "ona sheet" AMI 500
three sheet posters during the
campaign fhis constitutes bm one
phase OF IN extensive advertising
campaign.
Judge Connolly has assured tho
officers OF the Red Gross that the
lawyers ~ The city. whom he Is or.
gaming. viii add 5000 names TO the
membership roll Mr. Sicgal pledge
400 men'bers from his store. 10 Mrs.
q. b. Barbour of the womcn's com
nittee.
Mercantile establishments which
will hold employees meetings early
next week e further The campaign
include Elliott. Taylo- Woolf'ncrn a
Co. the T. ]. Hickey Co, aud tho
Hebly SHOPS
A meeting for the women OF DE,
troit will be held Tuesday after.
noon. April 10, at o'clock. in the
Hotel Statler ballroom. for the pur
pose OF securing workers for the
membership campaign which starts
April Is.
The women's membership cam.
paign committee expects to place
Red Cross booths m stores, public
buildings. offices. etc, and these
booths will need volunteer workers.
Anyone willing 10 serve in this cp.
pacity Is urged 10 send their names
10 Mrs. Richard II Weber. No. sos
IroQuois-ave.. chairman OF the store
booths committee, or TO Mrs.
Ira Waterman. No. 375 Agnes-avp
chairman OF the Office booths com.
mittee II Is estimated that LOCO
women will be needed for this
work
A second mass meeting will b.
held Thursday evening. April -. in
the Museum OF Art auditorium when
there will be program OF patriot
music. speakers on Red Cross work.
ard reports OF what has been &C
complished to date In the local cam.
p6Ign This meeting Is intended
especially for business women.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09
CHECK COST OF
RUNNING A CAR

How much for operating upke,p
need the automobile owner expect TO
invest IN running his car after he
has bought lt7
In an effort 10 be- q definite aid
10 thousands OF men and women who
are balancing this question against
their check books, Milton j. and Mrs.
Mirian Thayer Seeloy the laucr a
Professor in the Oregon Agricultural
college. Corvallis, ore. have com.
pleted double transcontinental
automobile drive, involving 800
miles, In a Maxwell touring car. and
hive just pat Together complete
table Of statistics.
The facthunters travelled FROM the
Pacific Coast in Oregon. 10 Boston.
Mass. and hen returned 10 the Pact.
hc over a different route. The total
LEI their expenses was $275.4I.
The salient poinl in an analysis of
this table. which shows car repair
costs cf $3.50 for the run east. and
$1,000 for The j,20n miles back "a
The coast, and the factor In motor
ing that the buyer tries hardest 20
put his finger on, Is that in the 10.
600 miles, which constitute a good
seasons mileage for most drivers. "a
is shown that The Maxwell owner
can expect Go keep MS car IN repair
for approximately 81 month. 10" to-
tai cost fer car repairs having been
only Slf
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

manufacture OF the snseass11o
risen from $1,000 IN 1890 - ~
In 1919, This wonderful erov(
evident proof that she hoese 4
NOT meet with the reqnirsmeon>
the twentieth century nscssc111
Il Is also evident that the ssoc1
is In its infancy ana due ~
wonderful growth.
The hrst week OF April f0ro1r|
powers executed an order IN q
United States for over 10000 tpn1
ots. Ths order Ia the largest ~
offered In the United States.
takes practically the entire ouoo1
OF such prominent manufactugc
az tAe International Harvoooon
company. the Wayne Tractor g
pany, Bull Tractor company. h.
Waterloo Boy, Holt and ~
dusky concerns.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

NEW YORK william sulssr. a.,
mer governor OF New York. sske<
government sanction TO recruit a.
equip "a brigade for service a. heno
or abroad"
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

HOBOKEN-The Rev. Herman L.
RuckneF's congregation waited two
hours for him 10 come and conduU
the services. then learned ne hac
been intprncd
The Detroit times., 1917-04-09

ms 70 ship. the freight .isuH.iuu no.
coming most acute during Febrn.
aiy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
SEND ron FREE TRIAL
PACKAGE

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You can get stuart's Calcium wa
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
U. S. TO URGE ON ALLIES THE
NEED Of HELPING RUSSIANS

gates % tho inter allied council. who
held their first session yesterday
Representatives Of ali the nations
are thinking about Russia at the
present time. above everything else
Col. House and his associates are
dsvoting themselves 10 the task OF
maintaining allied sympathy toward
the revolution. Talk OF traitors"
must cease in discussing Russia. the
American delegates have polntedly
impressed upon other nations
more sympathetic understanding
Of Russian conditions and IN. am
billions OF her people Is the first cs
sen;inl in the opinion OF the Aneri
can delegates. u was learned today
Premier Lloyd George pointed out
IN his Paris speech how Serbia and
Rumania had slipped thru the
hands Of the allies thru lack %, sym
pathetic action from the entente
powers America Ia insisting that
Russia not 10 permitted TO no the
same way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
Believe Three MEN
DROWN IN SOUND

Lundy T.. Smith. 337 s5th st. a
foreman at the Duthie & Co ship
yards. Walter Bayner and Charles
Hsnold. workers at the yards. are
believed by the police to have been
drowned Thursday
Early Thursday morning tho men
started out for n hunting trip and
rented n boat at the Crane boat
house. Mt Ballard beach. When they
left. they said that they would be
back at noon.
Cries for help were heard by FL
mer Burgison, OF Ballard Beach,
shortly after O'Clock Thursday
morning. At tho time Burgison was
fin a rowboat Off Magnolia bluff. lie
could not tell from which direction
the cries came, but paused to see
II they would be repeated They
were not. and 30 BurEison proceed
ed on his way homo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
SEC. WILSON TO
CONFER HERE
ON PHONE CASE

President Wilson's mediation com.
mission, headed by Secretary OF In.
hor Wilson. was due ia Seattle Fri.
day afternoon to attempt settle.
ment Of the telephone controversy
in this and other cities OF the North
west
Upon arrival here. the commission
will so into conference with local
coneiliator Henry NJ. White. A
meeting In scheduled to he held this
evening In the New Washington no,
tel. when the commission win be
presented with data pertaining to
the local situation
Tho commission will attempt 20 de
termine the reasons for the strikers
turning down the working contract
accepted by the operators and cleo
trieians OF other cities in tho all.
coast referendum vote.
official In Town
W. - Moore and II. Corcoran.
telephone officials of Portland. are In
seattle They were In conference
with Conciliator white. Thursday.
but made no oycrturcs. Il il said.
towards the unions
Concliiator white sent his assist.
ant. =. C. Snyder. to spokane
Thursday night to attempt settle.
ment there
Reports received In Seattle Friday
from Tacoma are 60 the effect that
the strikers OF that city also expect
the mediation board there today.
The condition. sayH James sutton.
OF tho Tacoma strike committee. a.
unchanged He was In conferences
Thursday with white. but reports
no results.
In addition to Secretary Wilson.
the commission consists of Felix
frankrurter. assistant to Secretary
Of War Baker. John n Walker prcs
ident OF the Illinois Federation OF
Labor. John J. spanElcr. Pennsyl.
vania coal operator. and Ralph NJ
Horncr and Werner T. Reed. OF Den.
yer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
AIRMEn DISCOVER
FRESH PLANS BY :
BOONE IN ITALY

NJ ruifsd Pfess F~ascd wire
WITH The ITALIAN ARM
IFS. Nov. 3o.--itallan s,istors
today reported a heavy move
ment Of troops behind the Ger.
mAn-Austrian lines. II was he
iicved that the enemy. despair
iuK Of success In forcing u
breach IN the italian lines. was
preparing 10 move mon for blows
elsewhere.
Cen. Dgax's forces arc now def
nltely on the offensive at numerous
points on tho &ogntain-Piave line
The enemy has no, ceased his ef
forts To find a weak spot but the
initial impetus Of his attack has
notably icssened.
Tho Italian morale. ms result
has Increased 90 the mos, complct'
confidence In all ranks. that not onl,
will the limo hold. but that rein
forccmcnts will enable even create
measures against the enemy
SNOW IA the mountains 20 ih'
north Was slowing up the fighting
in that sector today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
SOLDIERS AND
SAILORS CLUB
OPEN SATURDAY

The Soldiers and Sailors club with
open formally At 7'so saturday even.
Ing. December !.
A general invitation IL extended 20
ali citizens Interested In the work Of
the recreation COMMITTEES for Seattle
to be present and help make the
opening a success
An Informal program will be
given from 7.3e 10 ? o'clock. which
viii be followed by dancing. ne.
freshments will b. served to the
dancing guests.
Tn. building was designed orig
inally as the homo 81 the Seattle
Athletic club. and has been rctttcd
as a club FOR visiting soldiers and
sailors
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30

WASHINGTON. Nov 3o.--Amori.
cas- rainbow division IL I'm France.
along with other National Guard
units. They represent a total Of %
states
while the war department made
no announcement upon receipt Of
dispatches telling Of the guard
units arrival. the army censor said
II was permissible TO refer 10 the
Rainbow division as that was oh.
yiousiy meant. inasmuch as Gen.
Perahlng's censor had passed the
news.
No announcement was made az TO
the nature Of other units "over
there"
Tho Rainbow division IL composed
Of troops from Louisiana. Psnnsyi.
vania. Wisconsin. New York. Ohio
Georgia. Alabama. Iowa. Illinois. In.
diana. Minnesota. Maryland South
Carolina. California. Virginia. Mis-.
souri,. North Carolina. Kansas. Tex.
as. New Jersey. TennesHee. Okla.
homa. Michigan. Nebraska. Colorado.
Oregon and the District OF Columbia
Gen. Mann. formerly head Of the
militia division Of the war depart.
ment. commands the Rainbow d.
vision. and Col. Macarthur. former
war censor. is his chlef-ofstaff.
The units. gathered from all sec
tons Of the country. began collect
/ ing at Camp Mills. Hampstead l.. l..
I this summer. Since then they have
been trained and fully equipped for
/ foreign service.
The preparation given them in this
country formed strong ground
work for service In France.
Conceived In the spirit Of giving
the allies the inspiration OF Amer.
/ cas- presence on the west front, the
+ Rainbow division represents a splen.
/ did organization which has been
whipped into fighting trim by able
{ leadership. The National Guards
men have developed rapidly
( with "A varying amount OF expert
ence, these units have entered into
/ the spirit OF the struggle and have
gone forward with an enthusiasm
that gratifies war department off
/ Gals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
DRESS CATCHES fire
AND WOMAN BURNED

Flames from an overheated stove
set fire TO the calico dress OF Mrs,
Herman Schwartz. 1900 An ave.
Thursday. and caused her to be 40
verely burned. She Ii at the city
hospital.
In attempting TO smother the
flames. her husband. an employe Of
Skinner & Eddy. had his hands bad.
ly burned
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
MINERS MAY
YET Be SAVED

CHRISTOPHER. III. Nov. so.--A
faint hope that IS miners inIprison-
ed IN Mine No. IL. wrecked BY an eS-
ploslop here last night. may be alive.
was revived today when rescuers
who had penetrated the debris with.
In 40 feet OF the men reported thee
could hear the hum Of the air shaft
fan. Officials said that while the
running Of the fan was not guar
antee that the men were safe from
tho gases resulting from tho OK
ploHion. II was probable that not all
were dead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
ny LOWELL MEtIETT


stat Correspondent
Copyright. 1917. by Tho United Press
PARIS. Nov. o---America II
insisting that the allies adopt
more sympathetic policy toward
Russia
Tho result 81 their revolution
must be saved. ~ the champion
Of world democracy. America u
not Inclined Ia look upon Rus
sia SOLELY from tho viewpoint Of
the aid her rrhabilitst~d armies
might be tn the allies.
That Russia return 90 the figh, IN
a matter OF extreme necessity. but
tho United states would not $50 her
fhacklcd again IN the bonds OF
liespotinm. 90 gain this end
Tho United States II not going 20
stand by and sec democratic advani.
ages In Rusaia lost thru lack 81 sym.
nsthy from other nations allied In
the fight against nutocracr.
The United Press IL Informed on
hish authority today that this ntu'
tudn on IN. part % America IN b.
lnr clearly presented 60 tho dole.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
REINDEER STEAK
FOR FRENCH GUESTS

Three French officers stationed at
Camp Lewis as Instructors and
prominent F'rcnchmcn In Seattle
were guests OF honor at a reindeer
steak dinner given Friday by the
members council Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. in tho Masonic club
rooms In the Arcade building.
Among those invited were Pierre
lIIumilly de Chevllly. French con.
sui: c. A. Guerard, Of the state uni.
verHity. and Scrgts. Il Bertrand.
Paul Mirat and G.. Brizonc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
FRENCH BREAKUP
GERMAN ASSAULT

PARIS. Nov. 3o-The second pow
erful German raid in two days. fol.
lowing violent artillery lombard.
ment and partalSing almost OF the
nature OF localized offensive,
was unsuccessful around Chabrelles,
today's official reports said. Artll-
lerying was reported very intense
thruout the Argonne front
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
LEARN CHINESE

A class for the study of the off
cial Chinese language. Kuan.iIua.
has been formed at the University OF
Washington. and has an enrolment
of seven NJ. NJ. Skinner, assistant
professor Mt the university, is the
teacher
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30

PORTLAND. Nov. go slab OF
sandstone. the dimensions OF a
good sized milestone. that VIII
bend and can he twisted with
slight pressure from ID hands
IL the property Of j. /. Miller, a
civil war veteran.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30

The body OF 7-year-old Lester
Rhuddy. missing from his home, 1853
Enstlake ave. since saturday. the
gath. WAS recovered from Lake
Union Wednesday morning, by a de-
tail OF police and volunteer assist
ants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
ENEMY ARTILLERY IN
ACTION AT CAMBRIA

LONDON. Nov 30.--Activc enemy
nrtillerying southwest end west OF
Cambrai and east OF Ypres at yari-
GUS points was reported by Field
Marshal Haig today lie did not
mention infantry actions.
In tho neighborhood OF Gravelle
hostile raiding dctachments were
driven off yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
RAINBOW DIVISION
CROSSES IN SAFETY


and on the most friendly terms with
their fellow townsmcn. Tho first
National Guard arrivals have made
encouraging progress in training
Gen. Pcruhing has inspected certain
Of tho units
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-30
BRITISH LOSE
120,679 men IN
BLOODY MONTH

BIZ United Press Lcased wire
LONDON. Nov. 3D.->ovcm'
ber's casualties among the Brit.
ish army forces were greater by
far than those ~ amy recent
months. according 10 eompiia-
lions today from published cas-
uaity lists.
During the month ended today
Britain lost is0,0s9 officers and
men In killed. wounded and
missing.
The losses were divided thus:
Wound.
Killed ed Missing. Totals
Officers 1895 3.3Gs go 4.s62
Men ...24.s0i s5.iO5 b.6io 1851
-... --- ~--
Toun 20 .O2s ss.77i s.s7s 12o.s7o
The figures for recent months
have been;
July. 1850 killed wounded and
missing. officers and men included
August. eo.3Ta September. i05.450.
and October s3.55s.
The November Increase IL not al
rectly attributable to the LOSSES In
the recent great drive around Cam
brai, since the war office had assert
ed the losses were unusually small,
considering the gains achieved. and
were less than the number Of pris'
onera taken. which was close TO H.
600.