The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-09
City News in Brief

Motsrfsts are showing thelr eoIeru
attrnctively ut night with nutter-
ing. electrically Illuminated silk
banners az the top Of their ra-
diatora
Gen. n. A.. AIGeF Camp Ne. II. and
Laaies Auxiliary No. ~ Of the Ns-
tional League Of Veterans aud sons
viii give prize masquerade ball
In q A. n. hall. Cass and GRAND
River-ave, Thursday evening. Apr.
10. at o'clock
A btE CadiIise-sa. concern has an
elaborate gan display, eompartn4
the efficacy OF certain type or
metal equipment 10 the smash or
the A2-ceutimetre. Behind the guns
banners are kept In motion by
air currents
THE thief who early sunday BURGLAR
ised the hsme 81 Aliens Barber. No.
1871 Labrosse st. must have USED
microscope He overlooked nothing
that Rlinted. stealing 1926 In Jew
elry and 400 new Lincoln pennies
in a box In bureau drawer.
pair Of shoes Of waite burkHkia
leather. red cross strips and q blue
nnish 20 the soles. IL patriotic
display In downtown shoe shop.
There o. peEasus-like pair ~
wings made from leather. on the
uppers- The modest price OF $50
"a asked for the patriotic shoes
aNFNNN
were delayed late SATURDAY after
noon by the collision Of "A street
car AZ F1izabeth-st. and Grand
River-ave with grain wagon
bound for the Goebel Brewing com
pany and nlled with malt and rye
Service both ways was tied up half
an hour. No one was hurt
Thousands 81 acres OF land arr lying
taIe In Oakland county alone" said
man who drove from ono end ~
A.
and some 90 the people, are with
out enough food Taxes are high
and prnntH arc low. tho farmers say.
But who gets MI the money that
We arc paying for food
with military driII Ia fuII swing. q
Ftne and pistol ciub a. beiaE orEan-
iEed by tho marine corps and IN
expected TO call out many patrol
men who are handy with their
schooting irons Notices have been
posted m the precinct houses that
the club will meet AZ o'clock
Tuesday evening az No % Monroe
ave and that policemen are invited.
The Rev. James KeIman. OF Edin-
burgh. scotland. who has beea
working among the soldiers ~
the Allies In France for the last ~
months. viii deliver an address
Monday evening al 7.i5 o'clock In
Central Preshyterian church on
The British point OF view on the
war and It's relation 60 America"
1T. Kelman is IN this country In
connection with the work ~ the
international committee OF the Y.
with their tive children comfortably
perched In cart shaped like q
little prairie schooner MI. ana Mrs
6eorF~ ". Smith. formerly OF No.
ssI Third-ave.. started Sunday eve
ninE on a nike" for Los Angeles.
cal Unlike most persons who 70
on cross-country walking trips
Mr. Smith n not ding ~ on = bet
nor 20 advertise an article for sale.
He f. taking his wife IN the hope
tha, the long Journey In the open
afr will benent her health.
wAIIe q patriotic society fer the pre-
vestiou of the use OF the American
sS SS,, fG. ,s6SS y,5t,snb R swp sn.
threatened prosecution In several
Instances. II II probable II VIII al
low considerable leevay 70 the pa
triotfo shopkeepers and menufae-
patriotism and RdvertiTe their
goods at the same time. Red
white and blue window arc nu-
msrous these day., and they draw
big crowds
LyIag dormant since the return 81
the national guard FROM the NEXT
can border the Detroit PATRIOTIC
society has again come 20 life and
viii lay plans Tor Holdler Telrf
work during the present call ON
GERS OF tho society met in Post
master william J. NaEers Office
Saturday afternoon. work. accord
ing 10 the society's plans will be
confined entirely 60 relieving dis
tress among the families % sol
diers who answer the call Col
walter Barlow. commanding officer
nf the Thirty-hrst regiment. was
present.
nsE iasuiter met with summary
punishmcat Saturday afternoon, In
Hamtramck. THEODORE Naleski a
German-Pole called the stars and
stripes a dirty rag" and declared
he could whip seven Americans sin
Eie-handed William Haliin took
up HIS challenge and Knocked him
down three times Then Otto Bick
RAIN got hts mixed w and Ray
Jewell. an frishman, took all three
lighters 90 the police station. Jus
tice August schultz hned Vaieski
SIS.
a small MeEfcan burro named sraat-
sie,- that wassthe Joy Of the ysanE
life OF Robert Wilkin No. 3lf Eu-
clid-ave. west. was stolen from a