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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-05-31

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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12
JANE ASALIE GRIGGS,
Iear-old daughter of Mr. John
Griggs, of Marietta.

This sweet little girl, Jane Asile
Griggs, lost p, er own mother when
she was only ii days old. For three
months her two aunts, Mrs. NJ. r.
Maddox and Mrs. Walter Clayton,
cared for her. Since then her
grandmother Griggs and her aunts,
Miss Victoria and Miss Mamie
Griggs, have had charge Of her.
She has not been spoiled by
having so many mothers but is al
ways just as sweet and good as a
child can be. She is beginning to
walk now and to say few words
and is devoted to her grandmother
and aunts.
She is a dear little companion for
her grandmother who is over 20
years old.
Jane Asile has never been sick
except with whooping cough and is
a great comfort to her aunts and
grand mother. She is now about
IA months old.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12
BRYANT--HOUSER.

Miss Lucy Bryant and Mr.. G. E.
Houser were married Saturday ev-
ening at Arden, the country home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. Corley. Rev.
Lamar Sims, of Albany, performed
the ceremony.
Only a few relatives and friends
were present, including Mr.. J. E.
Mccullough, Miss Carrie Kirtlay,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sans, Mrs. Pau
line Jarman, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Cor
ley. The guests came in the after
noon and a sumptuous dinner was
served by Mrs. Corley.
Immediately after the dinner the
guests assembled in the spacious
drawing room where the ceremony
was performed.
The bride was very handsome In
blue serge coat suit, brown satin
hat with boots and gloves to match,
and wore a corsage bouquet of or
chids
Mr.. and Mrs. Houser left imme-
diately for an extended trip to va
rious points in Florida and on re-
turning will visit Mr.. Houser's rela-
tives in Jackson, Tenn. before go
ing to their home in Columbus
Miss.
Miss Bryant has visited in Mari
eta often and has many friends
here.
Mr.. Houser is a civil engineer
and is prominent in his profession.
He is to be congratulated upon win
ming such an altogether admirable
and beautiful bride.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12
MURL HAG0OD'S BIRTHDAY.

Murl Hagood celebrated his 7th
birthday on Tuesday with a merry
party to which he invited Nellie
May and Louise Gibson, Linnie
Lou Landers, Epher Staines, Louise
Green, Mary Hodges, Willie May
Garrison, Lola Hagood, Laura Mar
garet Morris, Walter Sans, Georga
Mcneil, John Hewitt, Ralph Hunt,
Basford Field, Ralph Read Hope
Garrison, FELTON, Hagood Client
omithwick and William Hagood.
The table had a Mexican drawn
work cloth over pink, a candle on
each corner of the table and a big
white cake with pink candies on
it in the center.
White ice cream with a pink 7
in the center was served with pink
and white cake.
In the contest of pinning on the
donkey's tail Hoke Smith Garrison
won the first prize and Basford
Field the second. Both of these
were candy sticks.
Most of Murl's gifts were boxes
Of candy. Merry games were play
ed, happy time was spent and ev-
cry one wished for their host many
happy returns of the day.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12
CATHERINE C0GBURN'S
BIRTHDAY

Catherine Cogburn s. 9th birth
day was celebrated on Tuesday wita
party to which IS of her little
friends were invited.
The color scheme was pink and
white and the center-pieoe was a
green basket filled with pink tu-
lips and surrounded with various
fruits Pink and white candy in
bolbon dishes and the white birth
day cake had nine pink candles on
it. Pink and white ica-cream was
served with angel-food cake. The
place cards were white with pink
roses under which was written:
I'm just a little kidlet, enclosed
within a rose,
But love you mighty hard most
everybody knows
There was a contest in pinning
on the donkey's tail which Dorothy
Milan won the girls prize ana
Douglass Northcutt the boys. Both
were candy.
Catherine received many suitable
gifts, one of the incest being a pearl
ring from her parents.
AS the candles on the birthday
cake were blown out, each child
made a wish for Catherine, many
wishing for wealth and other good
fortunes. When her brothers turn
came at last he said:
Il wish she will be as rich as
they wish ner to be
And when she is so rich she will
remember me-
Mrs. Clarence Power assisted in
serving.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12
MRS. DuPRE'S DINNER.

Mrs. w. A. DuPre entertained
last Thursday evening with a forty
pound g0bbler to grace the table. A
blooming chinese sacred lily on a
round mirror formed the center
piece and around this stood four
pretty china blue birds. The place
cards were blue birds.
The desert was pineapple whip
with pineapple layer cake.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. r..
M. Brumby, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
gan Mcneil, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Northcutt, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wyatt and Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. An
dersOn.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12
RECITAL.

A recital in expression will be
given by the pupils of Miss Earl
Carter assisted by Miss Matte Ell
lis, contralto soloist, Friday even
ing, Januaryl2th 1917, at eight
o'clock. The public is invited.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12
OF THE CHORAL CLUB

The Choral Club will meet at
half-past seven o'clock Thursday
evening. A concert for the benefit
Of the First Baptist Church will be
arranged by this club to be given
soon.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12
SOCIAL AND Personal
telephone Rews for this page TO
Drs. Carter.
$40


ga to school.
Miss Kate Law is visiting Mrs.
Price in ST. Louis.
Miss Evelyn Nell has returned
from Etowah, Tenn.
Mir. c. A. Wikle has bought the
drug store at Smyrna.
Miss Cecile Hill visited her sis
ter. Mrs. Blair, in Rome, last week.
Mrs. Dan Anderson is on visit
IN her aunt, Mrs. DuPre, in Can
ton.
Mrs. John H. Boston was hostess
of the Wednesday bridge club this
week.
Mrs. n. B. White is in La Grange
on visit to her son, Mr.. T. w.
White.
Miss Nell Fowler, of Decatur,
spent the weekend with Miss Ce-
Gle Hill.
Miss Mary Melissa Sessions is on
a visit to her aunt, Mrs. George D.
Anderson.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Anderson
are expected in a few days from
Havana.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. DuPre and
Miss Leila Anderson have gone to
New York.
Mrs. c. A. Wikle spent Sunday
with her aunt, MRS. 5. P. Jones, in
Gainesville.
Miss jamie Bond, of Atlanta,
spent the weekend with Miss Lou
Use Sohilling.
Mrs. Martha Mathis, of Oklaho-
ma, is on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
n. NJ Mayes.
Mrs. w. T. Hunnicutt, of Cuth-
bert, mas entered the Sessions Loan
and Trust Co.
Miss Lois Dobbs spent the holi-
days in Dalton with her sister, Mrs.
B. H. Mitchell.
Mr.. Wayne Field, of Griffin, is
visiting his grandparents, Capt. |
and Mrs. Heard.
Mrs. ELAN Christian has gone to
Lawrenceville to live with her
son, Mr.. Paul Christian.
Mrs. j. R. Brumby and her little
daughter, Marie Massey, are both
recovering from tonsil1tis.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Manning are
offering their residence for rent |
and will move to Calhoun, Ga.
MIS-. John Awtrey has moved to
Acworth and will be at home with
Mr., Bird Rainey, her father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Bate have
moved into the house with Mr.. and |
Mrs Ed Giles on Washington Az
enUe.
Mrs. P 7. Handy, Mrs. N. NJ.
Mayes, Mrs. Alice Brown and Mrs.
A. A. Bishop spent Monday in At
&nta.
Mn. and MIS-. j. d. Anderson, Of
Marietta, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Garwood.-Bar-
tow Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fields enjoyed |
family reunion Christmas week
al
cept two.
Mr. E. P. Dobbs will build a
handsome home on the Huggard |
place on the Canton road near town
Very soon.
MIS-. D. c. Cole went to Milledge-
vile with her daughter, Miss Lucy
Zoe when she return ed to the Nor
NAL school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Farmer, of
Nashville, passed through Marietta
sunday on the way to their winter |
home in Naples, Fla.
Miss Julia Anderson will go to
oLA.hd, Fla, Thursday night with !
MISS Ruth Elmer and Miss Allie |
N@@4ler to spend several weeks.
-Is. w. D. Anderson has return
ed from Dunedin, Fla, DR.. Fred
"aaset has gone back to Cambridge
10 resume his studies and Mrs.
1aa@et will come to Marietta in
ABOUT two weeks to join her moth
-lfS' Tenant Black and little
4@-s1ter, Mary L., will not take the
ZIP to Florida they had planned on
cunt of the illness from which
..7 little girl is suffering. Her
.[ has pronounced it a mild
ss however and thinks she will
soon be well.
'4o should bob up in Alpharet-
20, @ -@s' Tuesday but our good friend
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12
U. D. C. TO MEET.

The United Daughterd of the
Confederacy will meet Tuesday af-
ternoon January 10th, at three
o'clock, with Mrs. J. r. Patton.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-12

Advertise in the journals Want
I'D column for results.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
BENSON RAPS
SEPARATE PEACE
Would Rather See Root Go to
PterOgrad Than Pro-
German

YONKERS. y y May 4.--"If the
German submarines are sinking
900 600 tons OF shipping week II
doesn't make any difference wheth-
or wc send Elihu Root or Billy Bun
dav 10 Russia" declared Allan Ben
son. Socialist presidential candi-
date az the last election when ask
ed TO-DAY for his opinion of Roots
appointment on the American com
mission 10 Russia
elimination OF the submarine In
the thing OF paramount Importance,
overshadowing everything else. |
never regarded Root as a good ex-
ponent Of democratic principles, nor
DO ] now regard MIN as such, But
have no sympathy with any op-
position 20 Root which is really
more OF an atteppt 10 bring about
separate peace between Russia
and Germany that IL Is 20 prevent
Root going would infinitely rath-
or have Root go on the commission
than TO have some man go who
might work for separate peace be-
tween Russia and Germany"
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
SEEK WAY
To DESTROY
The KAISER
Engineers, Here for
Meet, to Conduct Ex-
periments

The 400 scientists and engineers
who are attending the convention
of the American Electro-Chemical
society. now In session In Hotel
Statler. are puzzling their brains
over inventions that will end the
European war. Every possible dead
ly agent is being considered by
these scientific men with the idea
of developing II and giving II TO
Uncle Sam in his fight against the
kaiser.
This body Of men viii spend the
next few months in experimenting
with the idea of discovering s'more
destructive engine of war than any
yet invented or imagined AT the
end Of that time, or early In Sep
tember, these men Will have a
symposium In Pittsburgh. The re-
suits OF the experiments will be
made known, and II is believed that
valuable inventions will have been
discovered. Electricity, which al
ready is playing a wonderful part
IN the war, is certain to have even
greater possibilities, the engineers
say. and many Of them are attempt.
ing TO employ II In more fearful
fashion than has yet been dreamed
~
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
CHICAGO CREETS
FRENCH MISSION
City Decked In Bunting to
Welcome Distinguished
Guests

CHICAGO, May 4.--The French
commission arrived at the Grand
Central station in Chicago today az
II 80 O'Clock Several thousand
citizens were on hand to welcome
them. unoficially. while Mayor
Thompson and Lieut.-Goy. Oglesby
extended the formal greetings Of
the city and state.
Accompanied by city and state Of
fcials. and escorted by the First
Illinois cavalry. the commissioners
motored thru the streets TO the Chi
cago club, where they were to have
luncheon.
The city is gaily decorated with
the Stars and Stripes and the tri-
color and with the conventional red.
white and blue bunting. which
serves for both nations.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
ASSIGN GARDEN
PLOTS MONDAY
Land Donated Is More Than
Enough to Supply Requests
Now On File

Detroiters who want 10 cultivate
small patch Of ground this sum
mer and who have no back yard OF
their own should make application
TO the mayors special committee be
fore Monday At 2 O'Clock Monday
afternoon the committee will appor-
tion the land that has been donated
for potato patches. and II has much
more than enough 10 supply the 500
or more requests that have been
fled 70 date.
To facilitate the work the com
mittee. in session in the mayors
ONCE Friday morning. divided the
city into 10 sections. IN each OF
which donated land will be Hated
and ready for assignment Monday.
Flowing Of the land was begun Fri
day, the International Harvester
company having donated tractor
10 the committee. Two carloads OF
seed potatoes will arrive this week.
and be ready for distribution as the
the land is assigned
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
ACCUSED JUROR
MAKES DEFENSE
James BOyce Files Statement,
Charging His Accuser With
Delaying Verdict

James Boyce. of No 1880 Hol
comb-st., one OF the two Jurors ar
rested Wednesday morning for al
legged contempt OF court in unlav-
fully interfering with the verdicts
OF the circuit court juries. fled a
sworn answer with Judge Hally Fri
day morning, denying all allegations
that he had tried to prevail on fel-
low jurors to prevent large verdicts
against the y. T.. r
Fred J. Meade. a juror who
served on tho same panel with
Boyce. made an affidavit that Boyce
had told him he could get easy
money by blocking verdicts against
the street car company.
Joseph u. Brennan, OF No. $40
Brooklyn-ave. was arrested the
same morning
Boyce set forth that the only time
he had come in contact with Meade.
his accuser. was in the case Of Wolf
against Manuel. when Meade sug-
gested shortly before dinner time
that they continue their delibera-
tions 10 minutes longer so that they
might eat al the county's expense.
Being the foreman told him I
didn't want free dinner and or,
dered him TO get into line" alleged
Boyce NE did"
The accused men viii appear Mon
day morning before Judge Murphy
Boyce says he has been in the pro
duce business in Detroit for 20
years and has never been IN trouble
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
OFFICER
GETS LIFE
RECRUIT
Sergt. Burton Enlists
Leila Greenman AS
"Side-P artner"

Patriotism seemed TO be perking
up bIt around the various re-
cruiting stations Friday morning,
and al noon il looked as il the ar
my, navy and marine corps would
get a good boost from Detroit It
was thought probable that days To-
tai might exceed that OF Thursday
when l55 men were sent forward
10 fight for the flag OF these the
army recruited 9s, the navy 80 and
the marines -.
Sergt John b L. Burton, attached
20 the marine corps recruiting sta
tion az No. % Monroe-ave., an
nounced Friday morning that he had
signed up a recruit for life This re.
cruit plans 10 attach herself TO the
station and 10 work with a will 10
encourage men TO enlist Until May
2. she was Miss Leila G. Greenman.
OF No. l22 Davisonave. but now
she is Mrs. John p l. Burton.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
CRIES OF DOWN WITH HIM TURNED
To CHEERS AS DUMA LEADER URGES
NATION MUST STICK WITH ALLIES.
Situation Still Serious; Slavs
And Germans Fraternize i'm
Trenches, Say Officers

together with several Thousand sos
ners, demanding Mfliukoff's resaa.
nation, the minister OF foreign -
fairs appeared IN person ON the, has,
cony.
When ! SEQ your banners rcrTj
ing Down with Miliukofr I feaxi
not for myself. but for RUSSIA tnN
foreign minister began. II fear Cor
what the outside world's interpre-
tation OF your demonstration wdaE
be-"
Miliukoff was given close aftan-,
ton when he signified his desiro to-
address the throng. There was some,
teering and interruption at FIRST. but,
as be proceeded the crowd Quiefed-
"The provisional government cnml-
not strike the name OF Russia from
the list of the allied nAtion9" be
declared with the greatest or en-
phasis.
The provisional governmeufsrwf7r
never consent TO a separate peace
We look 10 you 10 trnFt US, and
to give us your support"
Prolonged cheering GREETED hfiftuk-
offs statement that the govern
ment would never agree TO sape-
rate peace.
The situation was not entirely
cleared mp today, however. A joint
meeting Of the Representatives OF
the provisional government and che
workmen's and soldiers' committee
scheduled for tonight has been can
celed. II 81 assumed this action Was
taken 20 permit further conferences
with leaders OF the workmen and
soldiers demanding q greater par
ticlpation In the affairs ot the gov
erument This would permit Of an
explanation Of the governments
statement approving comDaots en-
tered into by the ozar.
AZ many places Russian and Ger
man soldiers aro fraternizing. meet
ing unarmed in No oMan's-Lsnd.
So general has become the habit
~ f-stcrn ring and so completely
has tho figaung spirit been snbdued
that Gen. Gourka. commander OF
The Russian forces on the Minsi<
front. today issued formal state
meut warning HIS forces To beware
Of a German ruse. He contended
the Germans friendliness wss part
~ their plan 20 obtain Information
Of Russian conditions
Soldiers arriving for the duma
meeting ara authority fUT the state
ment there has been absolutely no
lighting on the Austrian front fp
THIS connection, PetroErad newspR-
pers today publish II uncensored let
ters from soldiers at tho front one
typical letter from the Minsk front.
said
Coming along The trench today
saw a number OF our men smilinFly
looking over the kFcnch right
where thay wereN fair targets Tor
the enemy's bullets
What's The matter, asked.
They answered There's a
meeting OF the Russians and Ger.
mans
Il hurried 70 my sentry posi-
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
HAIG ADMITS REPOLSE
ON ONE SECTOR, CLAIMS
ADVANCE ELSEWHERE
WILKINS LEAD
CUT T0I64V VOTES

Another glaring error In the vote
on recorder was unearthed in the
recount Friday afternoon. when the
ballots cast in tho second precinct
~ The Eighth ward were nshed out
Of the county boxes. The return
sheets credited Prosecutor Charles
n Jasnowski Republican candidate
for recorder with so votes. and
Charles T wilkins, Democrat. with
l43. The recount gave Jasnowski
SO and wilkins llS. net gain Of
Al for JasnowskL
The city election commission will
summon the election board OF this
district before it TO explain the er-
ror and also how the ballots came
90 be thrown 10 the county boxes in
q jumblcd mess The members or
The board are William G. Giles, J.
J Schultz, Jr. Thomas Moore
Thomas Ross. Ray Schrage and Jo-
seph Pender.
Jasnowski gained one vote In the
third precinct Of the Fifteenth ward.
another disputed district, and VIII
kins made a not gain OF six I'm the
TWcnty-first ward Al 4 O'Clock the
recount had been completed with
Tho exception of two or three strag
gIinE precincts, which had been left
10 the last Mr. wilkins then had
lead OF l64 and was regarded a.
the certain winner.
Dr John $. Halls lead over Mrs
Carrie Oostdyk in the recount on
the four-year term for member OF
the small school board was cut 10
10 by the recount Friday after.
noon
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
BY WV. @. SHEPHERD

(ssdn Correspondent United Press
PETROGRAD. May A dra-
matte speech. appealing TO the pa
triotism OF the workmen and sol
dlers, delivered by Premier Miliu-
koff from the balcony OF the gov
eminent building, had today appar-
emily STAYED off the crisis that ap-
pears imminent in new Russia.
From a hooting, jeering mob that
demanded his resignation. the pre-
mier turned the throngs OF soldiers
and workmen, which had paraded
the streets thruout yesterday, into
a crowd which cheered his utter
anCes, pledging unrelentiug war on
Germany.
After thousands of demonstrators
had paraded the streets and assem-
bled IN front OF the duma building
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
LIBERTY LOAN"
ALREADY SOLD
Oversubscription of $1,000
100000 Issue Is Already
Assured

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Over-
subscription for the FIRST issue OF
the Liberty Loan" is practically
assured, Over 1000 applications tor
subscription TO $4,000. 100000 loan
we're received over night in answer
to Secretary McAdoo's telegram TO
banks. clearing houses and trust
companies. 90 was announced today
Not even a rough estimate of the
amount subscribed was immediate
ly available.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
THE WEATHER

D~troit snd vfefotty--Fyfday night
cloudy. probably rnint Saturday part
~ cloudy continued coOif fresh 90
strong east 70 north winds.
Lower ftchignD--llain or srow
Friday night saturday prObGbfy fn5rl
continued cold.
Upper Lakes-Frceh North winds
except moderate % SuprrfOri cloudy
Hrfday night with rsin or snow on
MfchiEAn and Hur0nf SATURDAY prob
ably fairt ccnffnued cooi
Isvr~r Lakes-stronG northeast TO
north ryfndsg rain snow FRIDAY
night saturday cloudy With rain or
snow on Ontario and east Erie.
Highest t~mp~rnfure fhis date ir
tho past - years, ~ ~ 1929 lowest
~ ~ 1907.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
|V||L|Uk0F F CALNS MOB;
HOLDS RUSSIA IN WAR
R a c Z: Z. 6!
Pimlico Results.

First Race furlongs MidniEht
sun 10 1Troxlerb SIS. $3.50. - 90,
won Orlando or Havana. il3 CRobin-
SOM. S2S0, 81 second Trite, llO
Campbell. $3.50. third Time.
a. IS. Peerless one. Julian. African
Arrow. Discovercr. George Star and
Heredity also ran.
Second ce--Steeplechsse. 2 miles.
Nonikie. 1Ss Humphrey. SI1.60.
s22 20. $500 won. Eugene McGce.
t47 (SancD. $3.50. $500. second King
Fortune 140 tKlenck). ti5 co. third
Time. 4.os BurErave. Sharpshoo;er.
Distant shore. Brazenose Slumberer
and The Garnet also ran.
Third race furlongs. Owaga. 100.
Ensor) 1870. $500. s3Te won Hops,
no (PTeece) 1870. $500, second. Day
break. %. (Kummer) ts.7e. third
Tine-~-i.if Nonesifch. velour LaLsA
and Malabar also ran.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
DETROIT BOY
DIES IN COT HAM

Devotion 10 his art and pride that
Kept him from asking aid OF his
parents in this city tho ne actually
needed the necessities Of life. is
said TO have caused the death in
New York, Thursday. OF George Ran.
kin, 29 years old. son OF Mr. and
Mrs. William Rankin, No. 2S6 Com.
monwealth-ave His father, who
went TO New York on receipt OF
news that he was ill. found him
dead beside his easel.
Young Rankin had studio at No.
220 West Fourteenth-st., New York.
He left Detroit about Two years
ago 10 pursue his art studies In
New York. after working in Detroit
with John r Wicker. Of the Acade.
my Of Fine Arts During the win
ter, he sent canvas 10 the Scarab
club exhibition in Detroit and won
prize
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
HOUSE ALTERS
CENSORSHIP

WASHINGTON. May 4 The
house thes afternoon adopted 1876
TO lS3, a new censorship provision
IN the spy bill, which gives the presi-
dent power to censor news but puts
up TO a jury the questioa OF wilful
violation OF the censorship proposi-
tion and also the question whether
information published could he use
ful 90 an enemy.
On a previous vote the old pro
vision. which gave absolute power 10
the president. was beaten over
whelmingly.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04

WASHINGTON. May A--Tnaf
President Wilson should bc en-
powered to serve an ultima tTrut
on neutrals of tfsa world warn
ing them that continues re-rx-
Portstion of Amnrfcan foodstuffH
into GermNny would ~ utet with
q complete severance Of cOFnurr-
cfal relations, WINS den. nnded By
senator Walsh. Montana on the
nOor 80 the senate today.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-04
TEUTONS BUILD ;
U-B0AT A WEEK

WASHINGTON. May 4.-members
OF the house committee on naval
affairs were told today by Admiral
De Chair of the British navy the
German submarine menace is not 10
be underestimated and that Ger
many is building undersea boats at
p rapid pace--at least three sub
marines weekly.