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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
SUBMARINE IN
GULF, IS REPORT
Naval Officers Investigate
Stories Of Ship
Sinking

KEY WEST, Fla. April l9.-Navy
officials today were investigating
the story told by C. Peterson OF the
sinking Of the British ship Treyeal
hy a German submarine OF Glen.
fuegos, Cuba. They would not dis
curs r.
Peterson. q member Of the Amer
lean crew. who arrived here from
Havana, declared the crew was
landed. feur hu1rs after the sinking.
being picked up by a tug and towed
70 Cienfuogos
Hailed by the submarine. the Ger
mans launched a canvas boat. Peter
son said. and boarded the Treveal.
Captain williamson was given 10
minutes to take 20 the boats. The
Germans then sank the Treveal
with bombs placed fore and aft.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
U. S. NAVY IS
HELPING ALLIES
Will Take Over Work of Patrol
ing Ocean Trade
Lanes

WASHINGTON. April is.-viee.
Admiral Browning OF the Royal Brit
irh navy; Rear-Admiral Grasset OF
the French navy. with their stsffs,
today conferred in Washington with
Secretary Daniels and Admiral Bon
son. chief OF operations Of the Unit
co States navy. regarding naval co.
operation with the Allies; II was an
nCunced late today.
While the subjects they discussed
were not announced. u can be said
reliably that the American navy
probably will take over the work
az patroling the North and South
Atlantic. relieving Allied ships en-.
gagged in that mission for many
months past
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
MOOSE STAND
BY PRESIDENT
Are Also Likely To IndOrse
Universal
Service

ST. LOUIS, April l3.-When the
Progressives' convention met today
war was the chief topic. The partys
attitude toward the entry OF the
United States into the world war
will be embodied In resolutions. II
is understood the Bull Moose Will
stand behind the president, ready
for action John ". Parker. OF
Louisiana. will lead the war com
mittee meetings.
The Bull Moose agreed 20 meet
in a Joint convention with the Pro
hibition party some time This sum
mer. 20 amalgamate forces. The
Proeressives agreed to strengthen
their original platform on prohibi-
tion by urging congress TO take i'm
mediate action and enact Drastic
laws against the manufacture. sale
and importation Of intoxicating
liquors ne beverage The dry plank
further recommends that prohibition
amendments be submitted 10 each
state With a view that destruction
of the traffic in alcoholic beverages
may become complete and perma.
nent.
With the addition OF prohibition,
the advocacy of universal military
training and urging broader conser.
vation OF national resources. the
platform Is the same as the one en-.
corsed at the psrty's birth In 1912.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
BOYS OF
SCHOOLS TO
TILL LAND
Chicago Lads to Enlist
In Bread-and-
Butter War
ACREAGES ARE
TO BE INCREASED
INDECENT Families To
Be Given Work On
Truck Farms

CHICAGO, April 13.-Cook coun.
ty school boys today formed the
vanguard ot the citizen army when
will 20 into the fields. plant crops
ard start the hghting In the bread
and butter war against Germany.
r. J. Tobin. county superintendent
gave 200 schoolboards authority TO
Immediately close all grades above
tho sixth 50 the children can begin
work in the gardens.
This force will soon be supple.
m ented with Chicago high school
boys above Is years OF age. JACOB
NJ. Cloeb, president OF the board Of
education. announced that boys who
arc over Is but under military ase
may leave their classes next Mon
day. provided they go 10 work on
Cook county farms and truck Ear.
dens Those that leave will receive
full credits for the years schooling.
This order affects 6.4i9 lads
The available agricultural land
vas increased by 1925 acres when
the county trustees voted TO turn
over sanitary district acreage for
public use az truck gardens.
A portion OF this will be cuitl.
waited by inmates of penal lnstitu-
tons. The United Charities plans
70 assign poor families 20 small
truck farms. supplying seeds, fer
tilIzer and plowing free
The exclusive Saddle a Cycle
club has plower part OF ts ground
or Lake Shore drive Vegetables
will Be plante''
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
INJUNCTION
BILLPASSED
BY SENATE
Proyides Jury Trials I'm
Contempt Cases Dur
ing Strikes
sc. go CURE NOW
BEFORE HOUSE
Bill Allowing Banks to
Hold Foreign Bonds
Given o. X.

(StdH Correspondent Detroit Timer
LANSING, Mich, April 13.-The
senate has passed the Morford bill
TO allow savings banks 10 invest up
TO 20 per cent Of their assets In
foreign bonds. the vote standing
"a to six. A two-thirds vote, %. wns
required. The bill had been on
the table for several days after fail
ing TO get more than 20 votes when
II was up before Senator Nor
ford's statement that the house had
amendments TO tack on the bill
which woufd rrmuvr thr objections
o. its opponents in the senate won
over the needed votes TO get the bill
thru.
Senator Murths succeeded in get
ting his anti.injunction bill thru the
senate after il was reported ont of
committee without recommendation
II provides for jury trials in coz.
tempt cases arising out OF indus
trial disputes where injunctious
have been granted The senate
agreed 10 put tho bill in committee
OF the whole. and II was passed
there. Then. under suspension Of
the rules. II was sent thru on nral
passage and now goes 10 the house.
Senator Bolens' bill for a NOV.
ing censorship also was reported
out OF committee but was sent 20
the finance committee because Il
carries an appropriation and IL Is
considered doubtful IL ii will Get
out OF that committee in time TO
b. acted on.
The senate passed the Green bill.
already passed in the house. TO pay
up the remaining claims OF Span
ish-American war veterans against
the state. Il also passed the Trip
hill which would allow railroads 20
charge passenger rates OF three
cents a mile on Pullman cars. the
re eilroads to settle with the Pullman
company for Pullman fares. and 70
furnish enough regular coaches to
carry passengers paying two cents
per mile fares
The Damon bill 10 amend tho
teachers pension act vas adopted
by the senate by vote OF % 20 4
II Is designed 10 substitute for the
Macarthur bill. passed by the house
which made II optional with teach.
ers TO come under the pension &C.,
The Damon bill provides that trc
pension payments may be made
for the teachers by the school
boards
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
ONE DEAD,
2 DYING IN
SHOOTINGS
Frank Kelly, Scottish
BOrderer, Victim of
Jealous Husband
MAN SHOOTS
WIFE AND SELF
Argument Over Base
ball Winnings Leads
to Home Tragedy

one man Is dead. and second
man and a woman. his wife. are
dying in Samaritan hospital, victims
OF shooting affrsys in Detroit Thurs.
day.
The dead man r. Frank Kelly, 50,
Of Wina@eF. private In the Two
Hundred and Forty.hrst battalion OF
Scottish Borderers. lie was slain
late Thursday by Anthony Russo.
30. when the latter found him In "a
house at No. l54 Howard.st.. with
his wife Russo was apprehended a
few hours later in Union station
while purchasing n ticket 10 Chica.
go lie Is held on a charge Of homi-
eide
william wrobelewski. ~, No. li2
Lumpkin ave. Hamtramck. shot his
wife. Margaret. 90, twice thru the
head and then fired a bullet into
his right temple, Thursday night in
an alteration arising over his re-.
lusal TO divide money won on a
baseball game, and her declaration
that she would not withdraw d.
vorce proceedings Both we're TAX
On 10 Samaritan hospital. where u
IL said they have but slight
chance OF recovery
Kelly. killed In The Howard-st. af
fair. came 10 Detroit Thursday aft
ernoon and was taken TO the How
ard-st. address by a girl he met on
the street At the house he was
introduced 10 Russo's wifc, who
gave her name a. Clark After
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13

MICHIGAN SOLDIERS
AND FARMERS UNITE
IN PAREDNESSPlAl

TO help with the crops WIS empha.
sized. together with the need OF
seed Some OF the farmers wanted
to feel sure that an extra large pro
duction would not mean price de
creases OF a size that would make
large crops Improbable.
The outcome OF the meeting was
the determination 10 have a commit.
tee named that will assist the gov.
ernOr in deyising ways and means
Of encouraging all forms OF food pro
ductton increase. To this special
food committee the war prepared
ness board turned over one sugges.
tion embodied In letter from w j.
Nickel, OF Grand Rapids. a state
food inspector This suggestion
was.
I'm 1916 Michigan killed 10000
calves four weeks old. weighing on
an aVsrHge SG geaasia -saeh. VA
they been kept until they attained
the age OF six months the gain in
weight would have been more than
1900. 900 pounds. There IL no law
forbidding the killing OF calves. ex.
cept that they must be four weeks
old
The committee was much impress
cd with this statement and the pos.
sibilities OF increased meat supply
opened up BY H. Steps will be TAX
en- TO discourage the killing OF calves
II four TO eight weeks Old. as far
as possible
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
~ WILLIAM PHTLLrp sTnxeD
stor Corresponder. J~tAss rrsDo.1


WITH THE BRITISH AR1Gum
AFTELD. April 1S.-Dssperak1nD
stalks behind the German lines. -
German army chiefs. astoundsd =
the tremendous. uncessing strsnGkD
of the British smash, are using pF1D
oners OF war 20 dig trenches, thu
relieving a few more German nsAt
ers. while the word has gone osf 10
relnforcemsnts. While awatktnG
those reinforcements the enemy b
using nen-Aghting auxiliaries Of tn
army TO Hll up depleted ranks
its fighting regiments.
Scores OF captured trench dsfsnd
ers today we're transport drivers ans
assistants. chAuffeurs. bandsmen ana
other auxiliary service men.
They had been pressed into ser
vice between Fsmpoux and Hyd~r
abad redoubt. where the Bftisb
then smashed hardest. In the bur
ried call for every available man IL
withstand the British blows Ont
other bit OF desperation was In tia
repeated-and fruitIess-ettemvt
by German airmen TO ny over ths
British lines and learn where Hatgi
mighty blows might NEXT be expsc>
ed. A swarm OF British airmsn -
troled the air. Fantastic battles 90
Cured almost hourly today a. the
German HyeFs were literally swyY
out OF the sky.
Among prisoners taken to-,
were many Bavsrisns They vufs
bitterly denunciatory OF the g.
man leaders. The Rhvarians cla1Ino8
they had been hurried 10 the Arro6'
sector to relieve the Saxons-AnS
had not been told OF what thes
would have to face The Bsvsriarf
insisted It always fell to their 10
TO DO the dissgreeable tasks OF hsAt
iEg
The way in which German sguy
chiefs are scraping all possible neo
together to hEht against the Brftis1
onslaught was graphically dstailet
b, Russian prisoners who escspe<
to Allied lines today They ha5
been forced TO dig trenches st the
point Of the Germans bsyonsts.
Orders have gone out all sIoas
the line OF Haigs suash 10 ocrmss
commanders to hold AZ all coats
because four army divisions ars
coming 10 reinforce.
From various sources todsy
Was learned the Germans were ~
pkrinE TO complete the desfruc<1un
of Arras with their great s7-cses}
meter hoWftTers vhen - DritzG1
push" interrupted.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
| 5000 GUARDS
CALLED To FLAG

WASHINGTON, April ls.-Ap.
proximately 10000 National guards
men were Thursday ordered mus
tered into federal service by the war
department.
They are First Tennessee infan-
try. Second Maine infantry. First
South Carolina infantry. First Sep
arate Battalion Florida infantry
Second and Third Regiments infan-
Try and Company A. First regiment
Infantry OF Kentucky Eighteenth
Pennsylvania infantry. Fourth New
Jersey infantry: Third New York
infantry, and Fifth Maryland infan
try. This brings the number ~
National guards now In federal ser
vice MP to approximately $4,000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13

drinking and chatting for a half
hour. the others departed. leaving
he soldier and Mrs. Rosso alone in
the room.
Russo burst in on them few
minutes later He ordered Kelly
from the house but he refused to
20. not knowing who the man was
Infuriated, the husband then drew
revolver and fred four times al
The soldier three OF the shots pierre
ing his back and one fracturing his
jaw. He was taken to Receiving
hospital, where he died three hours
later.
EiEht-year-old Frank Wrobelew.
ski, one OF seven children, told po-
lice the details OF the shooting
which may result in the death Of
his mother and father he asserted
the latter had entered her bedroom
and, after an argument. asked her
10 get him the revolver kept in q
dresser drawer. She complied. and
taking the pistol be shot her down
and then turned the weapon on him
self.
II was thought az FIRST wrobelew.
ski was not seriously hurt. He was
stlll conscious when police arrived
and wRs taken 10 headquarters.
While being examined he toppled
over in what was believed 10 be
drunken slumber. Patrolmen, pick
ing him mp. saw the wound in his
forehead and he was promptly rush
rri IN n tfryErTffaf--
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
Provision For Depend
ents of Fighting Men
Arranged
FIELDS CRYING
OUT FOR MEN
Committee to Cooper
ate In Increasing
Food Production

(staf Correspondent Detroit Ttmssl
= LANSING, Mich, April A.--The
house OF representatives yesterday
afternoon formally approved smond-
ments to the Culver military bill
that cover tAe matter OF protecting
Michigan A0iaisFs ana rhs1T families.
The lives OF soldiers will oe insured
for $1,000. their families TO set this
sum In case they die In service or
are killed in action. Insurance up
10 $500 I'm case OF injury also II
provided.
Wives OF soldiers will BE- paid $50
a month and $3.50 per month also
will be allowed for each child under
l6. The amendments provide that
the state may carry it's own liabiI-
ity in these matters
II also Is provided that the gov
ernor may assemble a home guard
Of 5000 men. 10 be uniformed and
to serve enllstments OF three years
unless their services are required
for a lesser time. The governor is
Go be the head OF this force. and be
assisted by n personal stan OF ave
colonels. as we'll a. by a state mill
tary board TO consist OF the elective
state officers. The home guard will
be known as the Michigan state
troops.
Most OF the above provisions
were originally intended To be Gov
cred by the bill authorizing S..
100000 state war loan. II was
thought. however. that n would be
more appropriate TO have them em-
bodied In the state military laws,
which were being amended In other
ways by the Culver bill. 20 the lat.
ter bill, which already had passed
both houses, was recalled from the
governors once by the house. and
transmitted 20 the senate. The lat.
ter body put in the above amend.
ments and the house now has con.
CURED In them. The bill again goes
10 the governor for his signature.
The $4,000. 900 war loan bill still
- reHAlHs Ia the- house. the latter
body having dropped It's own bill
and having On third reading the sea-
ate bill. identical with the house
bill. The Ave days which the sen
ate bill must lie on the table will
not be up until tomorrow. when
there probably will be no session. so
the house expects TO vote on Il
Monday. when II reassembles for the
hnal week Of the session.
II Is planned to have real cele-
bratlon when the bill passes the
house. the band from the boys in.
dustrial school playing military airs
and a huge American flag being
dropped from the gallery railing
when the vote n announced that
sends the bill TO the governor for
his signature.
Along with these military prepare.
tions is proceeding the food prepar.
edness plan OF Gov. Sleeper. The
conference called for yesterday af
ternoon by tho governor vas attend
ed by 40 20 so farmers. food manu-.
facturers and business men They
went over the food situation which
win be faced by the state and ma.
ton and agreed that q maximum
food production IN Michigan IL need
ed this year.
The need Of more men on farms
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
DON'T BELITTLE
II. S. STRENGTH,
GERMANS TOLD

AMSTERDAM. April 1s.-warn-
ing that Germany should not under
estimate the seriousness OF Amer.
ioa's entrance into the war, was
voiced by the Berlin rageblatt's
critic. Capt Persius. in copies rs
eeived here today.
The United States military
strength must not be shrusssd sLs
he said. We must not make the
same MISTAKE We made rseardins
Great Brftain's military forccs"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13

4 limousine which markets at 81. 600
stood st the eurbIRE, and IN tt sat =
solitary, grcy-haired woman She
looked over the passing ranks 81
hlu" Jackets and seemed 90 watch
the neld of hnyonets that moved
over the square Her head drooped
now aud then. and she wiped tear
after tear from her eyes. That"
SAID county ofneiai. "is the sister
~ ono uf our Judges. Yes plenty
OF money. shes got But she's got
two boys also. and they're moving
down there pu ~ flates-st now. on
their Way to the depot with the
Naval Reserves"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
SENATE PASSES
KOEHLER BILL
~ W u CALNON

{ stat Correspondent Dsfrott Tfmes)
LANSING Mich April i3.-Tho
senate has passed the Koehler bill
which would allow Detroit and other
cities of the state 10 purchase and
own land outside their boundaries
as sites for parks and work farms.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13

Loe6UooA ApgN 0~M
saafskAf H8lu varsss - - 4
- his spushS tsdsy ssd e
striking ssvurd csRsh -
stead ef around vlmy. suuoU
s11n v.pturins enemy psseDoeo
aaD q ~sSs frostS -'-..-,''.'. -.
We esptvrsd enemy p>6ounD
AZ night on Q wide srs2a sRo1Dy
north of Asrslcourt - Aee0.Q -
covtrs. and now hold eart pse2
oauehs Weod ard oeuEsaaBoqn4
village and the WOOD" ~ 60
eIsI report asssrtsd ss6lU
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13

On sale daily until April ~. return
limit May ard. One way fare te00.-
Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13
UNCEAS|NG FORWARD SWEEP TEARS
ANOTHER GREAT HOLE IN TEuT0nS
DEFENSES; HAIG DOMINATES SN
German Airm0 -
Literally Swept
Heavens

WITH THE DNTvI0U -
MICS AFigLp. Aprts 49, ~
other mile W the pstaooQ1u
line ~ss captured ~ Nc0n
forces tpday. The pseeoQg1Q 4
southeast o. the cs5ou4 0pu
Their possssssso ~ - D>r1
treeps nssvv aed wsee SnguooG
the psvstsi petnt - - oson>u
iins srpsNt Arms, ssssaz 4 4 \
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13

LAST WEEK oF "THE HAHRIER-
ReN Beach phOtodrama from the
famous book AZ the Wnshiugton.-
Adv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13

REX BEACH'S ADVENTURES SEEN
Last week % The Barrier. photo
,drama from his famous novel. ~ the
Warrington. Twice daliY-AdY
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13

scsrab Club open 90 pubtlc set. q
ta q. Addison HoteI.-Adv
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-13

Take Mineral Baths ~ Nt. C1s@ess
For rheumatism and kindred all
nnnlr --AhN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-17
LUTHEAN FRASER NOW
TAKES SECOND PLACE
IN RED HAIR CONTEST

the red .headed girls popularity
contest after Luthean Fraser. tele-
phone operator at the Sidney ex.
change. had doomed ahead ms n dan.
ger0us ca ididate, She took second
place
This forces the Baker Twins
down 20 third place
Sayde Leach, of the Lion oyster
house. was another contestant who
forged ahead Saturday. She leap
ed TO fourth place. passing three
consistent vote getters.
Mary La Strange, OF Frederick a.
Nelson's. made the most progress.
She advanced from 2lst to 18th
place.
Lulu Matthey Of Knights res
taurant. and Anna Miliward. 1922
f.atona ave. we're other candidates
who proR-efHed when the votes
we're counted Saturday morning.
There are three candidates who
do not appear In the list because
they failed 10 write their names on
the backs OF their pictures. and no
one at Tbs Star office knows who
they are
n these contestants will call and
Identify their photographs, they
will be re-entered in the contest at
g y. IN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-17
WILL PUT CLAUSEN
OFF HIGHWAY BOARD

OLYMPIA. Feb. 1.-THE bitter.
ness which has developed between
Gov. Lister and state Auditor
Clausen. as the result OF the last
campaign. has an echo in Senate
Bill 3i6. introduced By Landon OF
King. placing the lieutenant gov.
ernor on tho state highway board
in place OF the state auditor.
The peace and harmony" leaders
are worrying a good deal those days
about the breach between Lister
and Clauseu On one side they are
anxious to have peace with the
governor. and on the other they are
fearful lest an investigation OF the
state auditors office. as asked by
the governor In his message. will
split things wide open. and all the
peace and harmony" will be de-
stroycd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-17
~-------------~------
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

That. tho woman. dread when
she gets up In tho morning 70 star,
the days work. oh how my back
aches" GOLD MEDAL HaRri~n oil
Capsules taken today eases the
hackarhs OF tomorrow--taken every
dse ends the hackache for all time
Don't delay. whats tho use Of sus.
f~ring7 B~gln taking GOLD MEDAL
Haarism oil Capsules today and be
relieved tomorrow. Take thr~. or
four every day and be permanently
free from wrenchinw distressing
hack pain. But he sure 70 get GOf.D
MEDAL Since 1895 COLD MEDAL
Haariem or has been the National
Remedy OF Holland. the Government
Of tn. Netherlands having granted
a special charter authorizing its
preparation and sale. The house.
wife os Holiand would almost as
soon he without bread ms .he
would without her "Heai Dutch
Drops" as she quantity calls GOLD
MEDAL Harlem OIL Cappuiss This
4. the one reason why you Will find
the women and children OF Holland
40 sturdy and robust
inal Hasrlem oil Capsules imported
direct from tho laboratories I'm
Haariem. Holland But be sure 10
get GOLD MEDAL. Look for the
name on every box. Sold by reli-
able drusgists ~ "~sied packages
~ Csc, soc and 800. Money re-
funded II they do not help you
Accept only tho GOLD MEDAL. All
others are limitations
For sale and guaranteed by the
Owl Drug Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-17
KAISER TRIED
TO SLIP OVER
A new TREATY

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE
United States government consid'
ers Gcrmany's treaty changes" 80
suggested to Ambassador Gerard
and later sent here aE complete
new treaty.
The German contention that the
suggestions Germany made 10
Gerard and which Gerard said he
would not acc.de TO II he had TO
stay In Berlin until Kingdom
come" are merely reaffirmations
and amplifications OF tho treaty OF
1899. II Numerically opposed TO
this governments view.
These facts wcre made plain to-
day whom shortly after the text OF
the communication was made pub.
lie tho state department said the
document would have to 80 bo-
fore tho senate" 20 be made bind.
lnE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-17
JOHN BULL DONATES
5 BILLIONS TO the
WIN the WAR LOAN

LONDON, Feb. 17.-England has
subscribed probably $4,000. 900 900
or more for the "win-the-war
loan" Exact figures were expect
ed to be announced today. but
there was rejoicing over unofficial
limitations that the public's re-
sponsc had been greater than was
expected.
Evidencing the public spirit.
managers OF the campaign declared
that a large majority of the sub
scriptions had been paid. In many
instances the withdrawal OF
huge sums for pledge TO the gov
eminent presented serious prob
lem to banks. but elaborate precau.
tons were taken to prevent any
fluctuation In the money market on
this account.