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The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

have the unusual luck of sound body
and constant work for their families and
themselves.
There is no mothering in its conscious
ness.
The parks too few 10 reach the ma
iority. are the only indications of actual
feeling.
All else must be paid for out Of the
meager earnings of those who would
have little respite from work.
What wonder that the children wander
in the sunshine?
What wonder that they are found OUT
whore grass and flowers and boSSy COW
licking her little calf may be seen?
These babes are the natural, normal
creatures.
We are perverted thru the economic
necessity which has herded as ia -e
and bound US hand and foot 10 an econ
omic system which forgets the human
soul in It's struggles for material gain.
Poor little baby things; they are
promptly snatched back to their crowd
ed. barren homes and often whipped for
their aaughtiness; for it is not safe that
Nature should express herself in these
DAYS of rushing traffic and feverish un-
rest.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
To the Flag

Words can't express the Full expans'
OF loves trIest ecstasy.
That nlls our souls whene'er W
glance
T-vard The Tag loved by the free.
No love IN earth that ~ moro tru4
Than the love held for our Tag.
y. GLORY stars IN sky - blue,
Ma our hope and zeal ne'er lag
The mothers love shall never die
shall compass eternity.
81 truer bond can time supply
There's na higher ecstasy
rrae az ths mother loves her child.
II mo love we bear for thee
Nor shall Thy glory be denied
En- hien "a, true liberty.
Tho ws may wander Ger the earth
see wonders al yet untold.
we hall not find thy equal worth
II an he replaced with gold.
To every tue American
Tho Tax the best 81 al
Ifs 1lden glory soon shall span
Every land meath mercys cali
flag ~ tte free. the true and brave
Thou sraif ever float on high.
asserting light on land ard wave
t1ating free. in every sky.
John BoughAn.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
Anniversaries

l-7s-Northern army sell back from
Crown Point 20 Ticonderoga.
fsl7-President Monroe received
TIE honorary degree 70 Ill p from
fsis-Day ~ thanksgiving In Eng
lan1 far The restoration OF peace IN
Europe
Issg President Lincoln visited the
army on tho Potomac
is53-A bard - confederstes. un-
dor Gen John H Morgan crossed
me Ohio river a. Brandenburg. Ky.
nto indiana
1853 -Four - no lincoln ~onspira-
tors-Hsraid. Atzerodt Payne and
Mrs. 7urratt- were executed IN
1sss-Paul Hamilton Hayne. the
southern poet died. near Augusta.
"a Born at Charleston. g. c. Jan l.
tato-Ktrg Alfonso - spain signed
orders from entering spain until
NEGOTIATIONS with fhe Vatican wore
concluded
tolls italian cruiser Amaln sunk
hy Austrian submarine
oNE YEAR tGo TODAY ~ THE
Wan
Paris reported heavy artillery en-
"a xements az Ferdun
Austrians admitted retirement ~
fve miles r southern Gaitcta
Germans made violent counter at
tarks against Frenrb south II the
som me-
ToDA1'S BIRTHD,Ys.
Prince Eftel Erred rk f7fuIIte son
~ ne German Emperor. and rh1 IA e
| been rep rtFd wounded sts.rni rlns
in the prcsrnt war. born 30 years ago
todav
Prince George elder brother ~ tAt
n"n rtnF ~ Greece. born near tfn-
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
Tomorrow Ushers In the
One Hundred ThOusandth
Week of the Christian Era

Tomorrow will be the one-hundred-
thousandth Sunday Of the Christian era.
Although Sunday will be the first day
of the 10O,O00th week. however. it will
not be the 100,000th Christian festival
Of the Sabbath.
The ambiguity is due to doubt about
the year 4 A. d.. as to whether or not
il was a leap year.
1t is usual TO regard every year since
year ], which is a multiple of 4, except
1900 and 1900, as leap year. For reck-
oning of past years, leap years have been
regarded as extending backwards indef-
nitely into the centuries before Christ.
In the first half century following the
reform of the calendar by Julius Caesar
in 45 B. c.. there were some Irregular
ties in daily calculations. There is still
dispute, therefore, as to which of the
years between 10 B. c. and 4 A. d. were
leap years.
Most authorities. however, agree A. d.
was the first leap year. On this ny
pothesis January l. A. d. l was Sun
day and July 8, 1917, becomes the first
day Of the 1OO.OO0th week of our era.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
Blind Mothers of Our
Soldiers Should Not Beg

In Columbus O., the blind mother Of
a soldier with Pershing was brought be
fore the city council for begging in de-
fiance of newly adopted ordinance.
Blind mothers Of soldiers should not
be permitted to beg.
The authorities should see that all
such practices are stopped at once.
BLIND MOTHERS OF SOLDIERS
SHOULD BE WELL CARED FOR BY
THE COMMUNITY so THEY WILL
NOT NEED TO BEG!
This is problem America must face
at once
SO far no adequate provision has been
made for those the soldiers leave behind.
OF course in the new national army
there will be few taken who have de-
pendents. but there now are in service
many who have left dear anes behind
who must be cared for.
America cannot afford TO be other than
Justly generous with the mothers and
wives and children of soldiers.
No soldier ought 10 have 10 face death
in France knowing dear ones are in pow
ertv at home
That is not what this great democ-
racy wants.
Let US hope the case Of this blind
mother in Columbus will arouse the ma.
tion to make proper arrangements FOL
such cases.
Blind mothers Of soldiers should be
kept from begging by abolishing the
need for begging.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
Pointed Paragraphs

There Is great deal OF human
nature in the wag OF a dogs tail
A man can walk a mile without
moving more than two feet.
Keep your temper II II Is good
and don't lose q N it's bad
Poets are born. Blame their an
cestors
a man robs himself II he does not
make the best OF his time.
Marriages may be made in heav-
en-. but lots of them end In the
other place
Parting that Is sweet sorrow is
not the kind that the divorce courts
deal in
The man who doesn't know
enough 70 20 in when II rains gets
many free shower bath.
A man with all Kinds ~ coin usu-
ally acquires wife who can break
up his collection.
Pure motives are what inspire a
man who lends money TO another
when he never expects 20 get II
back
When a woman IL angry she tells
man just what she thinks OF him
and incidentally just what every
body else thinks Of him.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
Maybe the Reader Knows

Occasionally or oftener-we leave it
to the judgment Of the reader-we don't
know. We don't know is our answer to
Regular Reader" who sends in the fol-
lowing:
To the Editor OF The Times Why haven't the
Germans themselves given US final solution OF
the U-boat proposition?
The German merchant submarine. the Deutsch-
land made two trips 70 this country. Its incom-
ing cargo said 20 be worth million dollars,
and on each homeward trip It carried s2.000,000
worth OF war supplies according 10 reports.
-Four times this vessel went safely thru the
British navy, including submarines. the nets,
mines and the chasers OF the Allies
For obvious reasons, submarines cannot sue
cessfully combat submarines. But German sub
marines are practically all that American mer-
chant submarines would have 10 look out for.
The best brains In America and in Europe have
thus far failed 20 get up anything. offensive
defensive 10 meet the Uboats depredations on
transatlantic traffic.
Why not an American feet OF big merchant
submarines7 Regular Reader
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

When the American army takes
over part OF the first line trenches
in France. doctors ot divinity as
well as doctors OF medicine Will be
right where the firing Is hottest In
other words. in This precedentshat-
tering war. army chaplains Ike
army surgeons. will De exposed TO
danger just as much as the first
line troops
The speaker was the Rev Worth
VI Tippy executive secretary OF the
commission on chaplains named by
the federal council Of the churches
OF Christ In America. which en-
braces all Protestant denominations.
Dr Tippy is working right with
the war and navy departments in
securing proper chaplains Each
denomination has committee and
the chairmen from each constitute
the commission on chaplaiTs Their
Job r. 10 secure more Chaplains
than Uncle Sam ever had before
There Is 10 be one for every regi-
ment Of 1000 men Similar organ
lzations in the Catholic and Jewish
churches also are working with The
government
The chaplains. said TT Tippy.
are appointed according 20 numeri-
cal strength OF the various demon.
nations There has never been =
time when the standard was 80 high.
Each man must have college and
seminary training and actual expert
ence as pastor He must be a man
with decided personality. good
mixer. an open-air man OF the
physique that can stand trench life
Each man considered has bis record
carefully gone over
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

This is the story of newspaper man
An American newspaper mainland of
how he conquered London.
a lean, westernish American, the cor
respondent of a Chicago newspaper in
the British capital. He did some prophe-
sying there about America, basing his
predictions upon his instructive under
standing of the American temper. He
was ridiculed. Time, however, striking
ly indicated him, and now he is con-
sidered as a veritable prophet
In the Times of Dec. %, 1916 he
wrote, in discussing President Wilson's
peace message to congress: Il believe
the president wants TO fight Germany,
but wants Germany to commit herself to
a program that would warrant him in
asking the American people to enter the
conflict
This utr-rance, says the London Daily
Mail, produced guffaw wherever it was
read all the way across Europe.
Nothing daunted, Bell came back
again, writing on Dec. 20 to the Times:
America cannot keep out of this war
unless Germany gives way" More gibes
and sneers, and the Bell stock was pretty
low on the London curb.
On New Years Day he broke out
again, in letter to the British press,
declaring that America can. and will,
support no peace but an entente peace"
Jan. % the Times printed his fourth
letter in five weeks. stating that "Presi-
dent Wilson's purpose is solely to inform
the world of what America is willing to
fight for
BY this time not only Britons but
Americans were accusing him of having
fantastic brainstorms.
He wrote a fifth letter on Washing
tons birthday. reiterating his faith, and
on Feb. 27 he published letter which
now the English newspapers declare TO be
one of rare prescience and penetra-
ton" although at the time it was re-
ceived with skepticism and scorn. He
declared that Wilson's delay in coming
to grips with Hohenzolernism meant
only that "the president wants public
temper so hot thruout America that it
will instantly burn TO ash all opposition.
This is a good example of how a news
paper man is not only a gatherer of
news, but, when equipped by birth and
common sense, an interpreter and seer,
trusting his intuitions in the face of
all appearances.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
NeU Army ChdplainS Must Go
Right Into Firing Trenches

AS a result the men picked viii
be above the average preachers Of
their age. In The army they must
be under 40 and IN The navy under
81. We are giving preference 70
single men, or married men who
have no children
They will not preach creed only
They viii be moral teachers Per.
haps the slogan viii be the father
hood Of God and the brotherhood OF
man
Each chaplain will be given
course in first aid 20 the injured
The chaplains viii 20 right with
their men into the first line
trenches Chaplains are commits.
stoned officers and will be expected
20 take the same risks other officers
do They will therefore. go every
whore except on a charge When
the troops 20 over the trenches to
attack The enemy. the chaplains
surgeons and stretcher-bearers re-
main behind A. soon. however. as
the charge has gone home. all these
men cross No Mans Land between
the trenches
The chaplain will assist in caring
for wounded Will take final mes
sages from the dying. care FOR
uinkets they wish sent 70 loved
ones. and do everything possible 10
make easier the last hours OF the
sperately wounded
The changes are the mortality
among chaplains will be quite high.
bur so Far every volunteer for chap
lain service has expressed his Gag
erness 70 serve In the first line
trenches
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

times brings IL 20 women. who may
also suffer from a pain in the small
OF the back as result of female
ailments
There IS no way OF nnding out
whether you have weak kidneys un-
less you have your urine analysed
Usually the finding OF albumin in
the urine is a surprise 70 The per
son examined Even this does not
indicate kidney disease. bur NAV
only be the first signal that one H.
on the wrong track in the Journey
thru life.
The finding OF albumin, or other
abnormal conditions Is the signal 70
20 slow on heavy foods. stimulating
drinks and over-exeTation n means
that YOU should be temperate in all
your habits and get plenty OF fresh
air and sleep
Kidney trouble may be brought
on by exposure. over exertion is
sometimes % blame Exposure 70
cold Is particularly dangerous when
there is any arrangement OF the kid
neys Sometimes cold water or
staying in the water too long may
cause albumin TO appear.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
The Old Gardener Says

In some sections great damage
is done by moles. which tunnel IN
the earth and make runways for
the mice, the latter doing really
more damage than the moles
themselves The best way 10 get
rid OF these moles Is 70 use
trap. several kinds OF which are
on the market Moth balls are
sometimes placed in the runs.
and seem 20 have a certain To
polling effect Likewise castor
beans are grown al intervals in
ground infested b. moles. and
seem 70 serve the purpose or
keeping them away Another
plant which moles dislike is call
cd caper spurge Carbon Disul-
phide may be used as last re-
sort. bui n Is advisable to try
the other remedies FIRST
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
Do They Wander In
Mischief Or Do They Hear
Natures Distinct Call?

These are the days when the little
folks of our city feel the call of the
birds and meadows and willingly let
their little feet carry them whittier they
will
Unknown to them an instinct calls
them back to their great mother, Nature,
and they fare forth with all the faith of
the new born creatures of the field to
satisfy a craving for they know not
what.
Thirty-one in week, in this big city,
is the average number the police give US
of these wanderers, and it must be a
merciful providence, nothing else, which
hovers about them and guides their baby
steps thru the murderous traffic of the
streets.
So many of these little, tender things
are packed in crowded rooms where
steaming kettles, drying clothes and
4 raucous noises are constantly about
them.
So many are switched and cuffed about
by parents overburdened with children
and toll and striving with all their
strength to keep the wolf of hunger
from snatching them away.
So many never press their little bare
feet on the cool, green grass nor pull off
the daisy heads with their eager little
hands.
So many are just born in tenement /;
live all their days in grimy walls and af-
ter their strength is gone and they can
work no more are laid out on a board in
the other room while the family huddles
itself in the kitchen too busy, too wor-
ried. too beaten to indulge in overmuch
grief.
The city is a cruel place.
II is like monster seeking what it
may deyour.
Into its capacious nav 90 all who
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
Out Of the Mouths of Babes

Little Iohnny-Say. papa. what
males CRATES have such long
necks
Papa cod gave them long necks
70 they cluld reach the leaves Of
fhe palm which only grow At the
top of To- tree
Little Johnny Well. why didn't
God make The leaves grow lower
d01n2
lHtle ehooI girl was told b. her
teacher 20 write the word "ferment'
on hor iate together with the def.
milton and a sentence IN which the
word was lsed. The following is the
result Fe-r.m-e-n-t: n verb sig
nIiyml 20 work love 20 do all
fInie Of fancy ferment"
"Namma." said small Henry. ~
dort believe Solomon was halt so
rich az fhey say he was" Why
NOT qgcried his mother. Be-
cause rerlied the youthful student.
~ says here and he slept with his
father n he had been very rich
: gIess be would have had bed
.'of bis own"
Little Mamma. do dogs got
married
Mamma Certainly not my dear
TITTT1 Ruth-Then what right has
Prince 20 growl at Fannie when
they are eating breakfast?
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
Why We Shave

u IT, difficult ~ End any practical
reason Why male servants should
be- allowed 20 grow hair on NE
cheek. but NOT ON Tho lip or chin
soldiers on the lip but NOT on tho
cheek OF chin sailors again II on
the Zip, then compulsorily on both
cheeks and chin
Shaving va practiced Id tho now
world before thar was discovered by
European5 and tho Mexican BARRIERS
shalnd- their l--izln--1a----th -a-4--e-
~ volcanic glass. each piece ~ 90
lost its edge being flung away and
new one applied Tit Bits.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

Detroit Must Do Its Bit
Bandages Are Needed
As Urgently AS Bullets

LEARN to make bandages and surgical
dressings, and help the Red Cross"
The supplies committee Of the Detroit
rhapter of the Red Cross has made that
appeal to every woman in Detroit.
The Allies hospitals behind the lines
IN France are swamped with wounded.
Surgeons are using newspapers to bind
wounds.
In a few days or weeks American
wounded will be lying beside the French
and English.
The American Red Cross, facing this
situation, is straining every nerve to IN
crease the stream of bandages and dress
inqs. and Detroit must step forward and
do her share.
Forty cases of dressings and band
ages have already been shipped by the
supplies committee of the local chapter
from its local headquarters, NewbeTy
house. 483 East Jefferson, but 40 boxes
are absolutely nothing.
They would not run one French base
hospital one week
"Tell the women Of Detroit TO help US
make bandages and dressings says Mrs
Charles Todd, instructor of the supplies
class.
There is absolutely no limit to the
number we shall need. Every woman
should help. If she cannot come here TO
work, she can come here and learn how
the work must be done, then she can
do it at home or in the country or wher-
ever she is. Detroit women must help
u.s."
A class in bandage making and the
= making of surgical dressings will begin
( ut Newbery house under the instruc-
: ton of Mrs. Todd, July II. Another
will start as soon as the first students
: complete the course, which will prob
ably be in about week.
A course consists of eight lessons of
y three hours each, and classes will meet
mornings and afternoons daily.
After completing the course, which en-
. titles the student to certificate, two
weeks of additional work with the New
berry instructors is necessary to qualify
rs an instructor.
Because chapters and branches all over
Michigan must be set to making band
ages and surgical supplies, the need of
more instructors is urgent.
Red Cross workers say there are not
a dozen women in the state, outside of
hospitals, qualified to teach Red Cross
bandage- making.
The bandages and dressings must be
made in a certain way to meet certain
specifications that are uniform all over
the country. To disregard these speci-
fications would mean that the bandages
and dressings would be rejected.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
A Prayer for a WOrkddy
BY eERToN sRALEY

Great Master Workman pray Thee to fill me with
pluck and daring deliver from the bonds of cowardce
and great Give the to play the of
existence boldly and WE'LL steel 10 face destiny unnching
brave chances of life without terror Let
not be reckless but always pendd unarad Save me from
the spnees tmdy that always from ovemuch peace
and certainty employment and from the blindness to oppor
tunity that sometimes results when the fastened
the pay envelope. Deliver from fear.-Amen
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

va Atf4 p ~ az
troubles are pain
less
Bac kache may
be due 70 a con
ditiOn OF the mus
cles II is some
times due 70 a de-
feet in the spine
hndbirth some
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

passengers. see this pin here? When pull II
out like this II should explode fifteen seconds
later They're pretty deadly. too. II put II
back again the things harmless" Then. begin
ming 10 search franticay, Gosh Where on
earth did put that PIN
The passengers rose In body and scrambled
for the door. tumblinE over one another 10 get
or Tommy watched them go. Then. putting
the bomb back in His haversack. he stretched
himself full length on the cushioned seat
a certain cricket club in England engaged q
new groundsman About the same time they
bought a new horse to pull the roller. day
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
Laugh With Us

perspring Tommy, burdened With about Ave
tons OF equipment climbed YEARLY into bus
outside a London railway terminus. There were
and
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
your charge :"

your charge"
Then give notice" said tho groundsman.
firmly. The brute hasn't sneed enough to get
out Of tho way Of the roller, and one dav shall
run him down and fatten him out. IT'S too
risky"
The club is now advertising for another horse
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

Health Questions Answered.
y II. G. kindly give me some
definite rules on how TO avoid con
tracing tuberculosis
Breathe plenty Of fresh air daily.
avoid dry hot dusty rooms. and do
not neglect colds Avoid careless
consumptives. Eat wholesome, nour-
ishing food.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

UT lHu id'Fi fiif 81 builuHtiAdn
approached tho club secretary
looking anxious
II want 10 know" he said.
who will be responsible n the
'oss 'appens to meet with an
accident7"
You would certainly be re-
sponsible." said the puzzled
secretary. THE animal IS In
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
From Another Point of TeU
By C. I. s.

If Germany is really ready for peace. II
must be that the~last school house has
been bombed
An inquest into the killing Of two
women by railroad train in Manistee re-
suited in no verdict, which is all the
same.
MEMORY TEST.
When the battle between United States
transports and German U-bosts fought
A plumber has been made chief of police
in Canadian town He'll get after the
Joints. Bet. too, they will have TO pay
him by the hour
Hes no business backing out right in
front Of You like that. Bert give i'm a
t Il ss-t II ii4-te--t :.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
The Keep Well
Column
kIoNEYsi

Pain in the back Is no indication
OF kidney disease In fact. most
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

offered the weary man a seat.
He was dead tired and 40 re-
solved 10 get a seat by strate-
gy
He fished from his haversack
a small bomb.
This is one Of the things
we use out there. you know"
ne remarked 10 the Interested
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07
A Newspaper Man
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE

Copyright. 1915. by Frank crane)
The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

MEMORY TEsT.


Keep quiet, Rover; it's the landlord.
The Washington times., 1917-06-27
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