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s2Oo.o0o - Housemaid

ALTON. H.. Oct g. Miss Carrie
pointsaloi ot Alton, Is named IN"
sole h~iress 20 the large estate o.
Miss Matilda loWery OF Grand Rap
IDS. Mich. Who died in Philadelpnia
Iecs ntly The fortune. estimated a.
100000, wasL len 20 Miss Polntsalot
after Miss LoRcry met her on cold
November day while she was doing
homework for family living in ST
Louis
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VALPARAISO, Ind. oct % At
tined In jumpers and overalls while
they essayed 20 do mems work. thus
doing their bit" for the country.
women made p picturesque appear.
ance in the railroad yards fire re
Gently But after two months
trial officials OF the road discharged
e women section hands 70 was OK
planned that the work was too heavy
for the women
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DISTRICT No. ?
CAN OF Wayne County outside OF the
city of Detrottb

Louis Baker Trenton ... 1900
Q NJ. Rowan. Belleville .......126 500
Rock ......'... 207. 500
William C. Crandcn Wayne 5000
Miss Beatrice Dorsey. BEDFORD 700
y. y Grant River Rouge .... 1900
Mrs Florence Harrison. fnkster 5000
MIRA ZaidR Johnson Plymouth 2i4. 600
Louis IaRineFs river iouge 1909
Thomas A Mckenzie, Dearborn 1900
Rev. j. ~ Rose lockwood. o.. $4,000
Ward w. Switzer Nj Clemens 10000
Gordon Warner Worthwhile 5000
Frank Youietto Wyandotte $4,000
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DISTRICT No. =
Monroe. LenRWee. Washtenav, Jack
son, and IIvIngston COuHttsaD

W. n. Bartlett. Saline $4,000
Henry A Benner Clayton 900
Oswald Eis@nman. Cheisea 260 600
Rev. Edward A Fisher. clinton 6l 600
George A Franciscn. Newport. 1900
Herbert Hamlfn, Adrian $3.50. 10000
Mrs Rose IIclme. AdriAn... n 900
y. Y. Herkimer. Maybe. 42.l00
enei .,..........ilBo 600
Mrs. Cora Z Knihgt. Ypsilanti 2oS. 900
Henry I,ukha rdt Manchester. 16 900
c. q. Mir. Monroe ........lTO.o 900
Wilson Y Tpo1ev TIoweli $4,000
Mrs. y. u. WAY. Hudson.... II 900
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DISTRICT 40. 10
(wIndser, WaikervilIc. and all terri
tory not included IN other districts)

Ford ~ Beacon Tlgkford ,ei .an1
Geo O. Black Rattle Crack 10000
Mrs a. u Foster lipmu~ s. no
- g. eager Carson City...el3.5tO
Miss RUN Gnther. Sturgis 1000
charles r. Green Grand ledge S.c0f
Creek ..... $4,000
Ralph Il Marvin Lansing $4,000
r n Robbins Rattle Creek COT. o00
vNf shoven. Nt clemens 5000
Jaw Sessions 81 Johns ...... 10000
Miss Ldlisu 81 So Louis.
Windsor. ont $4,000
View ........ .----....,,- $500
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CITY or DETROIT--OFFICE or
THE CITY TREASURER.
Detroit, Mich. Oct. .. 1917.

Notice 20 hereby given 20 all per-
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hlad tn this ofhro the following
mined assessment rolls.
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DISTRICT NO. .
Oakland, AiAeomb. 80. clair. Lapeer,
Genesee and SaRiInc COUntieO

Mrs Percy J Barrons. orion $4,000
Mc0rrEor Observation-Disclosures ft500
Mrs * II neVOna. ST Clair 203 30
!. VI. Jacobus south LION .T30, 900
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Misc Margaret A. Loucks, Pt
Huron ........ .........,,... $4,000
Mrs. A r LounsberTy.
Walled Lake ........ 1880
Miss Faye McFarlnne. Pt Huron - o0t
~ l. Mas Pennington g03 500
John l.. Middieditch. Lufn b.. 2O4,s0D
" i Paige. clifford ........ 10000
Bruce Phillips It'ca .-.....- $4,000
George StabIcford. YaIs 90 600
Miss florencr Waterman Holly 1900
j. j. WeiEHnd. Jr.. Centerline 81 900
Elmer o. wilson. Pontiac 21S600
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
German Destroyer
Hit in Patrol Fight
French and British Ships
Force Teutons to Flight
Of Belgium

LONDON. Oct 2S.-A German tor
pedo boat destroyer was hit twice by
shells from British and French de-
stroyers during fight Saturday after
noon between six Allied and three Ger
man vessels off the Belgian coast, ac-
cordinx TO an Admiralty statement
issued to-day The three Germans
were forced to seek safety under tho
land batteries. The statement says;
six British and French torpedo boat
de.,roysrs patrolling Of the Belgian
coas. Saturday afternoon sighted and
attacked three German torpedo boat
destroyers and seventeen airplanes'
Two direct hits were obtained on one
Of the enemy's destroyers, which i'm
mediately retired under the protection
of their land batteries.
"The airplane formation was not
broken By the fire Of the anti-aircraft
runs on our destroyer. Each OF the
sirplanes dropped three bombs in the
vicinity Of our vessels, which suffered
no damage aside from two men being
slightly wounded"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
Moraht Admits Haig Will Force
German Retreat in Flanders

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 25.-Major Mo-
raht. military correspondent Of the Ber
lin "Deutsches Tages Zeitung," in an
article in that newspaper expresses the
belief that the Germans soon will be
compelled to evacuate the narrow Dix
nude salient, between Dixmude and the
Passchendaele Ridge, including the for
titled Houtholst Wood, against which
tho British and French armies are now
hammering.
Major Moraht, who often is in posses
sion of correct information on German
plans, says the British offensive
through months of nibbiing has bitten
its way so deep three and three quar-
ters miles, into the German front an
chored on Dixmude and Warneton that
the salient is untenable and that the
Germans have TO retire TO new forti-
fed line across the base of the salient.
The writer comforts his readers with
the assurance that this action will
bring the British no nearer their OBJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
Writer Long Secret Di'
rector of German
Propaganda
Condoned Sinking
Of the Lusitania
Sought to Create and
Incite Hatred for
Great Britain

What follows, IN ttco t11stdtrnents
,ru be the story Of an American c't'
,en vho has been the secret director
Of German propaganda IN the Un'tec
states.
His name is William Bayord Hale
rho for many yeurs 'rds honordols
distinguished in this country oy ms
associations. He posed as the tr'en0
cad biogro pher Of President Httson'
In 1878 he represented the WATSON
administration on rery confidential
,,rand 10 Msrico. Shortly tI1ereotteT
ss ceased TO be risitor at tho White
House No reasons were giuen.
His octivities since thGt time hnve
Ic,n Of dual character, half IN tho
Tobt ond holt in the dark.
He has secretly directed the Ger
,on propaganda and has been at the
same time on enploye Of William
Randolph Hearst. ic7-itirg Pro-Ger-
san pieces, many Of them from
Berlin.
In both emplopments he condoned
tss sinking of the Lltsitur1io. On ths
S,y folloring the sinking Of the L't-
siioniq he sent to the printer, edited
and corrected. the speech defending
tte crime made a fer hours later by
Dr. Dernburg IN CIeveland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
By Haywood Broun

Accredited 10 the Pcrsh,r6 Erpeiit'ordry
fCopynsht. Isl7 by Tho rhbun. hsod'uonI
AMERICAN EXPEDlTlONAkf
ARMY. Oct. 2S.-The sector OF the
front where the American troops are
training in trenches remains calm'
from a military standpoint, but the
weather is actively disagreeable.
Rain. wind and chill have combined
70 test the stamina Of the doughooys'
Despits the bad roads. the men are
we'll rationed and are now receiving
more food than when they were IN
camp. The greatest increase is IN
sugar and coffee.
A small, red balloon to-day came
down on the road held by the Ameri-
cans. II was found to contain copy
Of the Gazette des Ardennes," prop
asanda paper which the Germans try
TO disseminate among the French. As
It is printed in that language, It did
not even provide light reading.
Purse for Baby
The doughboys have raised purse
OF 5000 Tor the baby born just back OF
their lines on the night the Americans
went into the trenches. II has been
definitely decided that she shall be
called "Unis' in honor of Les Etats
Unis," although some held out for Ill
berta. The little mascot of the Ameri-
can army IL good baby and does not
cry or oven wake up when the Boches
send occasional shslls near her village
The headquarters OF the first con
tingent Of the American army seems
more warlike than ever before, now
that messengers in steel helmets come
speeding in on motorcycles to announce
dispatches from the front.
The news was spread through camI
to-day that some Americans were IL
the trenches. and the announcement
created a good deal of enthusiasm, bu
not exactly surprise. The troops haC
been trained so diligently in trench
tactics recently. and particularly in the
use of gas masks, that they though
something would come of il.
For weeks before they went to th'
front certain battalions carried masks
with them, and to test them the com
manding officer would cry out "A ga
attack" at some inconvenient time
such as the middle Of supper. Away
would 60 plates, knives and forks Will,
the men adjusted their masks. They
performed these drills with "A will be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29

jective-nsmely, the capture Of Ostend
and says the British and French Of
fensive IN Flanders, therefore, will be
a cstastrophal failure. He comma
Gently accepts the highest German es-
Inmates OF casualties Of all kinds a,
permanent lossos, though the Germans
themselves count upon rs per cent Of
their wounded returning to field ser
vice.
Major Moraht prepares his custom.
ary alibi for q reverse on the Aisns
front Ny attributing to the French the
intention Of driving beyond Laon and
upon Maubeuge and Brussels. and will
claim German victory when the
French stop short Of this imaginary
goal.
Captain Won Salzman, military critic
Of the "Vossische Zeitung," of Berlin.
who is more poorly informed than
Moraht, discusses in an article, obvi.
ously written in ignorance Of the
actual situation, the great Importance
of the region already lost and the
strength. OF the German position, and
expresses the opinion that the French
VIII be unable 10 capture it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
London Halls Americas
First Shot With Joy

LONDON, Oct. 2s. - News that the
American troops have fred their first
shot Of the war on the Western front
took the place Of honor in the Sunday
papers with the first American official
statement from Paris. The announce
ment was received with great enthusi-
esm by the American Congressman who
are here. They said it would carry
profound satisfaction TO the people Of
America. Telling Of the event, the cor
respondent OF "The Weekly Dispatch"
says:
"Ths Allies are extremely fortunate
in having American troops take place
in the line at comparatively quiet
time Of the year. During the winter
they will have ample opportunity of
mastering the intricacies Of trench
warfare. which never can be taught
satisfactorily behind the lines. Within
four or five months they should become
seasoned troops, and the Allies conf
dently look TO great display when
thew 20 over the top'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
Germany Banks Last Hope on
Gigantic Thrust at Italy
Her Military Leaders Realize Failure OF lsonzo
Campaign Will Rob Them of Further Chance
for Victory by Force of Arms
By Arthur S. Draper

LONDON, Oct. 2s.-Nothing counts
this week except the battle on the
Isonzo. II is the supreme effort to win
a military decision. The whole future
OF the war will depend on the bloody
battle now being waged in all its fury
along the Italian frontier.
The Austro- German troops will never
make another drive toward the plain
of Venice in this war. The enemy, who
is playing for big stakes, has thrown
aside all limited offensive strategy and
has gone into Italy with the hope OF
crushing her just as she did Serbia
and Rumania and Brusilof.
Another Battle Like verdun
II is another battle of Verdun, but
with this difference, that the lessons
learned there and the experience gained
in that desperate struggle give the at
tsckers an added advantage.
For the moment we must pass over
the terrible battle Haig's troops are
fighting against the Germans in the
mud Of the Flanders salient, the clean
cut MAGNIFICENT success Of the French
on the Aisne, the ever-increasing threat
70 the Russian feet in the Baltic and
TO Petrograd, the possibilities OF fal-
kenhayn's impending attack on Bagdad'
the seriousness Of the submarine at
tacks and the decrease in the worlds
shipping, the political uncertainty IN
France and the mounting troubles OF
Lloyd Georges government (Which Is
receiving only half-hearted support
from some OF It's former warmest
friends).
The enemy has won great initial
success and Italy has suffered an ini-
tial disaster. To minimize the results
Of the first few days fighting is Of no
avail at this stage of the war. So
much has been said of exhausted enemy
man power. shortage Of guns and mu-
nitions and deteriorated and broken
morale: so much has been said and
written OF Allied superiority in every
branch of the war game; so many
things have been covered with camou-
fage; so many smoke boxes have been
tossed in the sea OF knowledge, that
the offensive comes as distinct sur
prise and as such hurts our confidence
and trust.
Long before Cadorna began his effort
10 pierce the enemy line the German
| General Staff had started its prepara
tions to hit the present blow. When
the Austro- German forces stopped their
drive on Austria's eastern frontier II
wasn't because Russian resistance
stiffened, but because OF political
orders. When Riga fell and the Ger
mans pushed toward Petrograd their
advance was not halted by a Russian
steel wall, for there was none.
Both drives of the enemy won posi-
tions of strategic importance and then
stopped because statesmen had eyes on
Italy. Meanwhile the Central Powers
were organizing and training great
new army. II was reserve force, ia
| be used in the final crash of the year
Bank Heavily on Blow
Before the attack could be launched
the Germans had to Measure the extent
Of the power Of Haig's offensive. When
[ last September they had an opportu-
nifty to test their pillboxes and observe
the effect Of the operations in the mud
! final orders were given to hit the blow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
Wilson Asks All
To Join League
To Save Food
Calls for Pledge From Every
Home and Restaurant TO
Support Hoover

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28-President
Wilson in a statement issued to-day
urged every home and public eating
place in the United States to pledge its
support 10 the Food Administration
and to comply with its requests. His
appeal marked the Inauguration Of fam
ily enrolment week, during which
everybody in the country will be asked
to become a member Of the Food Ad-
ministration in order TO assure nation
wide cooperation in food conservation.
The President said that in no other
way than through this cooperation of
the people can the nation accomplish
its object in the war. The statement
follows:
"The chief part Of the burden Of
finding food supplies for the peoples
associated with US in war falls for
the present upon the American
people, and the drain upon supplies
on such a scale necessarily affects
the prices Of our necessaries Of life.
Our country, however, is blessed
with an abundance Of foodstuffs, and
IL our people will economic in their
use Of food, provi vidently conhning
themselves TO the quantities required
for the maintenance Of health and
strength, if they will eliminate
waste, and IL they will make use OF
those commodities Of which we have
a surplus, and thus free for export
a larger proportion Of those required
by the world now dependent upon us,
we shall not only be able to accom-
plish our obligations to them. but we
shall obtain and establish reasonable
prices at home.
"To provide All adequate supply OF
food. both for our own soldiers on
the other side of the seas, and for
the civil populations and the armies
of the Allies, is one of our frst and
foremost obligations; for if we are
10 maintain their constancy IN TINS
struggle for the indepe tdence OF all
nations we must first MAINTAIN their
health and strength. The solution OF
our food problems therefore is de-
pendent upon the individual service
Of every man. woman and child IN the
United States.
"The great voluntary effort in this
direction Wnlcn mas Ocen isiA''aNeu
and organized by the Food Admins
tration under my direction ohers an
opportunity Of service in the wa
which is open to every individual.
and by which every individual may
serve both his own people and the
peoples Of the world.
ave cannot accomplish our objects
in this great war without sacrifice
and devotion, and in no direction can
that sacrifice and devotion be shown
more than by each home and public
eating place in the country pledging
its support to the Food Administra-
tion and complying with its requests.
WOODROW WILSON
Start of tho Food Conservation
Campaign here, on Page 4.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29

at Italy, upon which both their states
men and militarists banked heavily.
Writing on October IS, Gadke said in
the "Bremer Burger Zeitung":
"Since September 6 italian attacks
have been crippled. Local attacks made
on that front have been unable to alter
the situation. Here again one gets the
impression that the Italian armies are
in a condition Of exhaustion and that
within the country there is consider
able ferment among the people caused
by their useless sacrifices"
This opinion the German General
Staff held when It decided to strike q
blow in that quarter
In Flanders and France the Difficult
ties Of a winter campaign are great. In
the plains of Northern Italy the winter
is better time for fighting than the
spring and summer. In the west Aus
tris has no interests; in Italy Austrian
interests are the greatest. In the east
Austria is now supremely satisfied with
her position. All the future work
there must be done by Germany, and as
the price for Austria's continuance in
the war Germany is willing TO put
twenty-five divisions on the Isonzo
front.
The Value Of Russia
Germany figures Russia will continue
the war, but the longer it lasts the
harder pressure she will bring on the
rest Of the Allies for peace. Germany
considers Russia worth more as a mem
Der Of the Entente Alliance than as a
maker Of separate peace at this stage
Germany calculates that Italy's inter
est in peace will increase in proportion
to the depth to which her territory is
penetrated. Italy has suffered heavy
blow, and it is probable the worst has
not vet come.
In three days she lost all she con-
quered after year of hard fighting
and the enemy is within her boun-
daries. The Italian left wing has been
turned, and there is danger that the
communications Of her main army may
be cut.
The question is whether she can
rally and reorgantze quickly. She has
lost lot Of men in prisoners and
killed, she has lost a lot Of guns, but
her retreat has been conducted in an
orderly way. Msssed against her al
the present moment Is a greatly supe-
rior force, we'll armed and we'll trained
Cadorna's task is as heavy as that OF
any field marshal in the war. He can
expect no assistance from the Russians
who could, if fighting under normal
conditions. attack in Galicia. Haig is
hitting hard, but It Is unlikely that his
efcrts or those Of the French will dl.
vert any German troops from the
lsonxo.
Whether Great Britain or France
can send assistance TO Italy Is doubt.
full, because Of the length Of the jour.
ney. the difficulty Of transportation and
the element of time.
Perhaps the very gravity of the situ-
alton will weld the Italian people to.
gether and strengthen the hard pressed
army. At no recent period of the wal
have the Western Allies faced more
critical position.
Russia has suffered heavier blows
but is not beaten; Serbia has beer
overrun, but not crushed; Rumania oc
cupied, but not crushed; Austria ha.
been hammered, mauled and invaded
but not crushed. Believers in a mill
tary decision are not increasing ir
number.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
Dumba Says u. S. Bluffs
Ex-Ambassador Scofs at Great
Naval Programme

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2s.---A dispatch
received here from Vienna says that
DR.. Dumba, former ustro-Hungarian
Ambassador to the United States. in
a speech in the Reichsrat asserted that
the giant naval programme Of the
United States was mostly bluff.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
Italian Retreat Becomes Rout;
Mackensen Captures Gorilla,
100000 Prisoners, 700 Guns
French Cabinet Plans to Aid Italy

ton to the threatened area. 1t
is a question Of time, however
az the Teutons have struck with
tremendous force and are ad-
vancing with great speed. Italy
has never been we'll supplied
with heavy guns and It was by
the use of powerful batteries.
supplemented by a new form Of
poison gas, that Mackensen
blasted his way through the
Isonzo lines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29
Enthusiasm in Paris
Ouer u. S. Troops Move

PARIS, Oct. 2s.-The first American
ence Of American troops in the trenches
on the battle front, 70 which Foreign
Minister Barthou made reference on
Thursday night, is printed prominently
in ell the morning newspapers to-day.
The newspapers in editorial articles
express joy over the announcement.