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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-17

zacieklych kontrowersyl Pomie-
DIV adwokatami prokuratoryl
cbrony. Gdy sic sesya popoiu-
dniowa odroczyia, mia}a wlaSnle
nast2pic kolej ma stawianie py-
tan krzyzowych HuntoWi Przez
adwokat6w obrony, kt6ryml So
r. J. Healy, Clarence Darrow l.
E. Erbst.ein.
Prokurator stanoWy Hoyne
lest codziennic w sadie, pilnic
slucha ! bacznc oko ma ma wszy-
stko jak naczelny komendant,
Sprawl zaS re strony prokura-
toryi w s4dzie kieruje pierwszy a
systent prokuratora Johnston.
Rozprawe Johnston re strony
prokuratoryi rozPoczaf w ten
sposob, azeby zbic t~wlerdzenle O.
brony, &c caly process zostai u
kartowany ma ~podstawic taiszy-
wvch zarzutow przez Hunta
Mike Heitlera, ktory dawnlej byl
jednym Z .,bossow" nor zePsucla
W dzielnicy zachodniej.
Tax Fleming, jak i Hunt zezna,
Ii, re ami Hunt ami Heitler mic ME
mieli do czynienia Z pierwszym:
poczatkami Sledztwa, kt6rego re
zultatem jest obecny process. File
ming zeznal, re prokuratorya o,
trzymaia pierwsze informacye c
graicie w maju r. 1916, Cd P. J.
McKenna. bylcgo adwokata wy
dziaIu m~iejskich ulepszeh, II. c
szest miesiecy w~czeSniej, zanim
Hunt i Heitler W Sledztwie ten
poczeli brac udzia}.
Obaj powiedzieli, jak Podsiu,
chano rozmowy telcfoniczne b
szefa Z Costello i innymi, jak uzy-
skali pomoc Heitlera, jednego z
czlonkow szajki rzekomych graf
tcr6w, jak Z jego pomoca urzadzo-
no oblawe ma biuro Costello, W
czasie gdy wszyscy czionkowie
szajki Z wyjqtkiem szefa, dziclili
sic tam pieniedzmi. w tel obfa-
vie zostali ujeci: Costello, Skid
more, Heitler, Barry / ~porucznik
White. Costello, White ! Hcitlcr
p6zniej przyznali sic do wSzyst,
kiego.
Podczas pytan krzyzowych File
ming swych pierwotnych zeznan
ME zmienil.
w .czasie dnia sensacye wywo-
lai adwokat Erbstcin, jedcn Z O.
broicow oskarzajac przysiegiego
]. Hogana, IL sic uk}oni} prok,
stan. Hoyne owl, gdy ten wszedl
do sail sadowej, a ten ostatni miai
sic odklonic przysiegiemu.
Gdy tego sedziego egzaminowa-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-17
FIRMA MARSHALL FIELD
AND co. POD NOWYM "a
RZADEM.

W tych dniach uskuteczniono
reorganizacye firmy Marshall
Field and Co., kt6ra w Chicago
prowadzi znany ma caly kraj
skiad departmentOwy ! interes
hurtowny. Opiekunowic majatku
Marshall Zelda wycoiali sic cal
KEN Z czynnego udzialu W "a
rzadzie firmy. Nastapiiy take
rewnc zmiany W akcyach. Zmia-
nv te wszystkie zostaiy opraco-
wane ; przeprowadzone przez ].
G.. Shedda. prezesa firmy, opie-
lunow majatku Marshall Fielda'
Stanley Zelda ! ]. Simpsona.
Stanley Field, ktory obecnic ba-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-17
WYDATKI WIEKSZE MI
BUDzET: KOMITET WDRO-.
zY SLEDZTWO.

KOmitet finansowy rady mieJ-
skici wdrozy Sledztwo, ma kto-
rem szefowie w~SzyStkich depar-
tament0w miejskieh beda Pyta-
ri o wyjaSnienie ola czego wydat.
ki do czasu obccnego przekracza-
ia sunny, uchwalone przcz rade
miejSkq.
Pomimo re miasto juz ma def
cyt wielki, kt6ry wciaz wzrasta /
pomrmo re postanowiono Prosic
Legislature o ulge, co dowodzl,
jak powazna Jest sytuacya, So de-
departamenty miejskie, ktore So
ma to calkiem obojetne i szatuJ4
pieniedzmi miejskimi. jak gdyby
miasto mia}o nadwyzke zamiast
w~zrastajqcy deficyt.
PrZekrOCZenle budZctu W OOeC-
rych warunkach jest Podobno
rzccza kryminalna. Aid. Richert
personal---very. komitetu finan-
sowego, oswiadczyi wczoraj, &c
vie przynajmniej 0 dwoch dcpar-
tamentach, z ktorych kazdy pre-
kroczyi swe apropryacye o pre-
szlo $1,000.
AID. Lips wyrazi} sic, &c jesli
TO prawda, prok, stan. HOyne po-
winien bye o tenn uwiadomiony.
AID. Schwartz take wyrazii OPT
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-17

IN MIEJSCOWAEA
~PATRYOTYCZNE WSPOL-
Kongresmani i senatorzy re Sta
nu illinois konferowac beda re
stanowa rada obrony.

nu illinois konferowac beda re
stanowa rada obrony.
Senatorzy ! poslowie do kon--
cresu &c Stanu Illinois pOstanOwi-
Ii wspoldzialac Scisle &c Stanowa
Rada Obrony ola cel6w patryo-
.vcznych i W tym celu urzadzaja
W Srode, Il. dnia 20go listopada,
t, !. we wigilie Dnia Dziekczynic-
MIA, najprzod k~onfercucye, ktora
sic odbedzie pc Poludniu, a vie
czorcm kilku Z mich wystapi z
mowami ma patryotycznem zgro-
madzcniu publicznem w Medinah
Temple.
Ma kon;ercncyi obecni byd2 .
Iwai scrhtorzy Stanow Zjcdno--
czonvch oraz p representative
do izby nizszej kongresu L te-
COZ Stanu wraz I czlonkami Sta
novel Rady Obrony. Ma zgroma-
azen;u wieczorem przemawiac
3cda senator J, Hamilton Lewis
d~cmokrata. senator /. y. Sher-
man, rcpublikanin, reprczentant
II. T. Rainey, demokrata, najstar
szv czlonck komitctu sposobow i
>rodk5w, oraz !. r. Mann. rcpu-
rlikanin, przywodca republican,
skicj mniejszo5ci W kongrcsie.
Wszyscy inni czionkow;c zajma
mieisca ma ~cStradzie.
Cclem konierencyi jest zapro-
wadzcnie najprzod jak najSciSlej-
sci kooperacyi pomiedzy rada
stanowq a delegacya do kongresu
L Illinois, a nastepnie wzajemne
zapoznanie sic Z praca ! zagadnle-
miami obu stron w nadzici, re pra-
ca tady ! delegacyi w przyszioSci
we wszystkich kwcstyach, doty-
czqcych wojny, stauie sic skutc-
czniejszq i wydatniejsz2.
ZgrOmadzenie wieczorne, kto-
re Jest dla publicznoSci otwarte,
bedzie demonstracya p%atryotycz
na. ma ktorem mowcy obu partyl
W kongresie wyraza swe pogla-
DIV ! mySli odnoSnie do wojny.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-17

MIC, re dopuszczono sic przekro-
czenia ustaw kryminalnych.
Ma temze p]osiedzeniu komite-
tn iinansowego take upowaznio-
no aid. Richerta, azeby porozu-
miaI sic Z CUB. Lowdenem co do
daty. W kt6rej komitet mogiby
mu zlozyt wizyte ! przedstawic
rotrzebe zwoiania nadzwyczajnej
sesyi legislatury, azeby miastu
dac wladze powiekszyc swe do
chodv.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-17

DZ1ENNK CHICAaoSKI samie-
bscza wieceJ drobnych ogioszei. AMI.
tell wszystkie inne dzienniki polskis
" Chicago -azem wzietA
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-17

wi we Francyi ma waznym urze-
die w Czerwonym Krzyzu, gdy
wroci do Ameryki pc wojnic,
take sic Z czynnego udziafu w
zarzadzie firmy wycofa.
Nowymi urzednikami firmly So
rastepujacy; J. G. Shedd, pre-
yes, ]. Simpson, ~pierwszy vice
prezes, !. Mckinley, drugi vice
prezes, F. H. Reynolds, skarbnik
i X. 6. Reed, sekretarz.
z PROCEsU BYLEGO SZEFA
PoLICYI I
Wczoraj przesluchiwano dwoch
waznych Swiadkow W procesie o
graft i protekcye nor zepsucia,
wytoczonym byiemu szefowi po-
licyi C.. c. Healey'emu, szynka-
rzowi i politykierowi w. R. Skid
more'owi, oraz sicrzantowi s.
Barry'emu.
Zeznania wczoraj skladali +.
J. Fleming, sekretarz prok. stan.
Hoyne'a, oraz Nicholas Hunt, O.
becnie szef prywatnej agency de-
tektywow, a dawniej Inspector
policyi., ktorej byf czlonkiem
przez lat 80. Ich ~zeznania wy
Swietlily, jak sic zakulisowo roz-
winai najwiekszy w ostatnlch
czasach spisek graftowo-policyj-
nv, w Chicago. Opowiedzieli, jak
pierwsze informacye o tym spi-
sku doszIy do Hunta, a przez
niego do Fleminga Cd Mike Heit-
lera, jednego Z tel rzekomej szaj-
Xxi grafterow, ktory obecnic Sic
dzi we wiezieniu federalnem w
Fort Leavenworth.
w ciagu zeznah Fleminga :
Hunta przychodzilo czeSto do
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-17

no, twierdzil, re prokuratora ME
znai osobiScic. Sensacya spalila
ma panewce, gdyz sic okaza}o, re
prok. Hoyne uklonil sic jednemu
Z dziennikarzy, a przysiegly ukio-
nil sic swej zonie, ktora sic znaj-
dowaia w saddle.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-17

Meskie l damSkie do
move Slipry, zroblone
z siwego. i czarnego
filcu, CRUDE filcowe
podeszwy,. w;el. 4 do
3 55, +3 Hsr r'r r. .20C
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20

Sam g. Bhtle. former prize hSht'
or. baseball player. saloonkeeper,
and in mis- own way. a philanthroph'
ist. died early Tuesday morning In
his home, No. s17 MeCIellanave. He
had been Ill three years. but II was
only until last Sunday that he and
his family realized his condition Vas
serious.
Sam Bitue's saloon at Woodward
ave. and AtNater.st-. was q head.
quarters lor the longshoremen and
sailors. They came there, not only
because Sam was their friend and
fed them and found them work dur.
ing the winter months, but thu
strong men OF the lakes found In
him something 10 admire. They
heard the story of Btttls's fight with
Harry GilIpCre, on Harsrns island.
hack In 1886 Baresixfsd II wss.
and to a hplsh. Sam Bittle won at
the end OF the twerfc~sixth round.
and he WIS proclaimed the light
weight champion OF the world
The courage and strength which
carried hiri to pugllistic. fame was
not unmixsd with a skill that made
him a great baseball pitcher. He
played with the Cleveland team in
1888. and later was a member Of
the Boston club. In his baseball
days he met Billy Sunday. and they
became East friends.
Old-time residents Of Detroit re
member the Wonderland disaster.
when the roof collapsed. killing sew.
eral men. They cannot think Of the
disaster without remembering Sam
Bittle. for the former lightweight
champion appeared in q benefit bout
the proceeds OF which went for the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
MARX SIGNS
ASPATRIOT.
THO TARDy
Absence of the Mayors
Name From Petition
Caused Talk
DETROTTERS ARE
WORKING HARD
NJ any Will Aid the
President If War
Comes

Mayor Oscar b. Marx In now a
regular patriot He has signed the
appeal OF the Citizens Committee
on National Defense for signatures
to this pledge:
"As an American. faithful 10
American ideals OF Justice. liberty
and humanity. and confident that
the government has exerted It's most
earnest efforts 10 keep us at peece
with the world. hereby declare my
absolute and unconditional loyalty
10 the government Of the United
States and pledge my support 10 you
In protecting American rights
against unlawful violence upon Land
and sea, In guarding the nation
against hostile attacks and IN up.
holding international rights"
The declaration Ia addressed 10
the president OF the United States.
Men who were out with the deo-
iaration seeking signatures we're
commenting upon the hardness OF
the mayor In signing this document
when at length tho signature was
received. The tact that II wac mt
received in time TO publish In the
full-page advertisement run IN all
the daily papers occasioned some
comment.
Mayor Marx. thru his secretary,
Edward Fitzgerald, gaid that be did
LSt sign the frst declaration sub
Kitted 20 him because he was din
inx at q hotel and be asked the men
who had tks document 10 see him
at his ONCE. The solicitors N sig
natures 10 what they count roll OF
honor" say. however, thAt they pur>
sued the mayor for "a hours before
nc added his signature 10 a list that
contained the names OF Fred NJ Al
ger. l. @. Avery. George W. Bates,
Charles L. Bird, Roy d Chaplin.
Judge William p Connolly, Edwin
Derby, Harry W. Ford. d. J. Healey.
r. w Hemphill, Henry r. and Rich.
ard p. Joy. Henry W. leland. VIII.
liam Livingstone, Oscar Webber and
many others.
However. the mayor has signed.
and the men who want 10 have The
name Of Detroit blazoned high up
(C~HtiRued on PaGe rwol.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
Co operation With
Great Britain and
France Planned
TO SCOUR SEAS
FOR SUBMARINES
Each to Police Own
District of the
Atlantic
BY CARL ID. GRoAT.


tot0U COfTcspONooht Outtco FTW8s.l
WASHINGTON. March 2O.-The
United States, Great Britain and
France win join In guarding the
transatlantic ship lanes against
German U-bosts. n present govern
ment plans materialiye.
The administration expected 20 be-
gin today the work of informally no
gotiating with these nations. This
probably VIII be undertaken thru the
state department and the British and
French embassies here
Win its proposed big feet OF pa
troll and chaser boats. plus larger
navy vessels. the United States will
be In a position TO offer protection 70
commerce on tho American coast
while Great Britain and France will
be expected to pcciprocats in the
barred zone-
Navy men bsiis~e ebst the Eubma-
rtne menace may be brought directly
home: that fssts such az the U-63
performed or Nantucket last sum
mer wtll be repeated.
Navy and army departments are
bu wing win preparations. The navy
bears the brunt Of the work. but
under the surface the srIny has shap-
ed It's plans whereby n can call out
the National guard anew and also
provide sufbctent Officers for the
training OF q hAIf-mf1lion men
The New York navy yard began
work today on 40 submarine chasers,
hastily ordered. while tomorrow bids
win be opened for 200 or more 10.
toot speed boats. available for coast
patrols and submarine chssers.
Nothing will be permitted 70
stand in the way OF Fastening navy
preparedness. The eight-hour law
has been cast aside. and n comman-
deering Is needed. q will be under
taken
Mobilization OF The Atlantic feet
and Of the navy militia has been
considered for two weeks or more.
and n may be necessary TO accomp
lish this before long.
The tenseness OF international al
CcoRtiaOed on Pas- rwoJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
j. s. TO MAKE WAR f
AR|v|E D SHIPS ARE sun
Sam Bittle, Dead Saloonkeeper,
Never Permitted Liquor in His
Home and Discouraged Its Use

widows and children OF the Are
victims.
Bittle's saloon on the water front
became a headquarters for men who
worked on the lskos The seemen
and the lake nremsn had their un-
ion headquarters over Bittie's sa-
loon. In the winter. those who had
not saved from their wages during
the navigation season, went 10
Sans, ate soup and slept. and found
work thru the efforts OF the saloon
keeper.
Every Christmas. Bittle was the
host at feast in the rtarine nospi.
tai ThruOut the year he visited the
hospital. TO lend assistance 90 help
less men Of the lakes.
Thru all his years In the saloon
business. Bittle never upheld the
use OF the liquor he sold. He would
NOT permit it IN bis home.
'1t nsssr did -anysas any good, |"
was the way Sam Bittle put h.
The saloonmRn's charities sxsend.
cd beyond the giving OF food TO the
unemployed sailors. He contributed
regularly TO several societies. end
bis giving was not confined to any
cne creed. Tho not a member OF
bis parish, Bitfle claimed Fr. staple.
ton, OF the Church of the Annuncia
uno. As one OF his best friends.
Bittle was horn In Guelph. Ont.
S2 years ago He In survived by his
widow and two sons. William and
Roy. the former a clerk in the de
tective' bursau az Tclice headQuar
ters. Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. In
the family residence. The Rev.
William Locke will oficiate and In
terment will be in Evergreen come
terry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
ATTACK ON ONE Of THEM TObE SIGNAL
FOR A DECLARATION; WILSON NOT
TO TAKE AGGRESSIVE step JUST NOW
Will Stick To Defense
Program For the
Time Being
QUESTIONS NEED .
FOR CONGRE
Everything That Cnn
Be Done For PrepaR. :
edness Proceed ~

WASHINGTON. AGnrsA 1A~-~
tuAi declarssion a wxr bv - -.
Cd States against Germany soUungU
to depend upon the fnfs vAteA -
falls the frst armed AmsrionD -
n also appeared todsy thai sVuWI
OF hostilitiee by Prssideuf Wunnn
against the imperial ossman -
ernment win not result fruun ~
sinking Of the three Ameg1oon
freighters last Saturday.
While taking every prspRs1nsuB
step which he believes oan -
taken. Presidsnt Wilson 10 iosth a
take further action. He has mogo
aggressive steps under conakAuso.
ton. however. and this afasrnooa
discussed all phases Of the problsm
with his cabinet. which convened ~
$50.
n has been definitely ascertaineA
that the president strongly quss-
tons the sdvissbiIity Of forcing
the present situation He is undap-
stood to feel that evsrythfns III
possibly could be doue to mest -
tuai hostilides-nov beltsvsd n
evitable--is being done. He fur-
ther questions whether calling cun-
gress into extra session before Apr41
le would accomplish any particular
good.
The president is understood %
feel that the program he has out
lined thus far does not call Cor sn
actual declaration of war at m
time. despite calls from the ooun-
try for such an act II an armed
American ship is attacked. the situ-
alton will then call for the next for
ward step
The president is declared today,
however. 20 be still considering all
phases OF the present situation, and
II may be a day OF two-possfbly
more-before any decision In an
nounoed.
Meantime the very fact that he
has delayed this long, has given
rtse TO the general belief in offcial
circles that session of congress
before April is IL unlikely.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
OLD POLICE
COURT WILL
HOUSE SICK
III e alth Officer Gets
Permission To Use
Place AS Hospital
BOARD TO ERECT
THREE COTTAGES

Dr. James w. Inches. Detroit $
new health ofScer. Tuesday obtained
tho permission OF the council pub
lie buildings committee 20 use the
old police court building as an
emergency scarlet fever hospital
This will be turned over 20 the
board OF health on March %. and
will be ready for receiving patients
on March 81.
The council ways and means com
mittee also granted the health ON
GERS request that $4,000 be trans
terred from the boards improve
ment fund for the erection Of three
cottages for tuberculosis patients
These VIII provide for the clearing
OF the boards contagious disease
pavilions and AFFORD accommoda-
tons for 1s0 scarlet fever patients
In the meantime. the aldermen
agreed. the health oficer must work
out the city's salvation from the
epidemic that IL rapidly spreading
II WIN be 10 days before the DO
lice court building at Clinton and
Raynor-sts can be made ready for
the receipt OF patients.
In company with Dr.. Inches and
Mayors Secretary Edward Fitseer'
AID. the public buildings COMMITTEES
visited the new city court building
Tuesday morning. They wcre az q
unit against the use OF the two up
per floors as an emergency hos
pital. Furthermore. II was pointed
out that the city aid not have the
right TO turn over the building 10
the board Of health because Il has
not yet been accepted from the con.
trsctors.
On March 20 the city court build
ing will be ready for occupancy. ON
the same day the old building viii
be given TO the board OF health
Two days viii be needed 10 put Il
in sanitary condition.
Il have considered using the Belle
Isle casino. a. II would give us &C
commodations for many patients
but decided not 10 make the re
quest after giving the matter con
sideration." said Dr. Inches In ad
dressing the ways and means com
mlttee. Il believe that the $1,000
that you have allowed me will ade
quately provide for the situation \
can nnd some place for the patti
ents until these cottages and tbC
police court building are ready.
must have a place that will give
about so square feet Of floor space
TO q patient. and II IL no easy tssl
10 And a building that suits the 70
quirements."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
BARS MAY STAY
OPEN TILL | A. N.
Prosecutor Jasnowski Gives
Opinion That Probably Will
Settle Controversy

Prosecutor Charles II. JAsnowsh
declared Tuesday morning thSt Ss-
loonkeepers might stay open TIL l
o'clock, and that he woald not CON
sider that the liquor men Who oper-
ated their bars TIL this hour were
violating the law His announce
ment is expected 10 settle the much
Iaooted question o. when the sa-
looms are to close.
Under he state Law, extended
locally by ordinance. the ssloonkeep-
erp nay keep open is hours out
Of a. Commissioner Cou1ens has
ordered them not 10 open till Z a.
m. and 10 close at midnight cutting
OF one hour
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP sIkKs

BY WILLIAM PHILLIP sIkks
(Etdf Correspondent United Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFIELD March 2O.--Historic Per.
onne is now a heap OF rubbish.
A deliberate. systematic, unrea-
soning policy OF destructiveness was
thoroly carried out before the Ger
mans abandoned Il.
The sixteenth century church.
once pride OF the town, II in ruins.
National monuments were de-
stroyed wantonly. Moreover. such
destruction was not the work OF
British or French shells, for their
target was only the German bar.
raolcs. II was purely the work OF
me Germans, mostly by dynamite.
Looking over tho smouldering
ruins today. I failed 10 fnd q single
shell hole In the streets OF wha,
was once Grande plsoe-and yet the
fronts OF all the buildings had col.
lapsed in explosions from within
Others were still blazing.
Nothing was left by the Germans
except starving cats. empty bottles
and Nth.
One German bulletin board. left
prominently displayed. carried the
sdmonition. Don't Get Angry"
Nothing was left anywhere except
evil muck and such obvious ''booby
traps" as rum Jars, cabinets and
helmets filed with explosives. olev.
erly eontrived 30 a. to explode
when picked up or opened.
Peronne IL az complete a ruin
as was Ypres.
The invading British troops found
a dummy efigy OF britannia propped
up In the Grande place.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
WILSON'S HEALTH
is IMPROVING

WARRINGTON. March 20.--The
presidents condition was 40 much
further improved today that his
physician Admiral Cary T. Gray.
son. permitted hts second golf game
In two days The president went
20 the links before $40
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
U. S. ORDERS
LARGER GUARD
Col Bersey Receives Orders TO
Recruit Michigan Regi-
ments TO War Strength

Col. John 9. Berssy. adjutant- gen
ersl Of the shichigsn National
Guard, has received orders fron'
washfngton 10 recruit the guard to
full war strength at onoe. This
viii mean Increasing II from about
5000 10 approximately 1900 men.
Both the Detroit battshons are con-
siderxbly below war strength. Men
enlisted in the National Guard are
In the service OF the state a. well
80 the nation and are subject 20 call
at any time.
Lieut.. Jonn Mcleod and Aeut J.
r. Devsll have been detailed TO act
az recruit ofhcers. They will be on
duty In the srmory every evening
from 7 10 10.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20

WASHINGTON. March 2o.-Two
OF seven men who attempted to e.
cape today are missing from the
lnterned German ships at Philadel-
phja. according 20 the third OF q
series OF messages To the navy de-
partment today
These men are lieut.. Corth and
Machinist's Mate David Schroeder
who are believed TO have been
drowned.
The other msn. caught In me wa
ters. were nearly frozen 70 death
The missing men are from The
Prinz Eitel Friedrich and the Kron
prinI Wilhelm.
Five German seamen. the report
says. were caught attempting 60
cape by swimming last night and
now are In the marine barracks
prison. Two OF them were In uni
form. and two in civilian clothes
when captured. All were well sup
pIled with money; 800 being found
on one.
That the Germans captains con
nived in the escape was the view
OF some oficials. especially since
the men were well supplied will
funds The navy department ha'
not yet considered what II will dC
with the navy yard commandant
who failed TO prevent the escape
or with the men. should they be re
captured
This is the second group OF Ger
mans 10 escape. 10 others havint
fcd away from interned ships a
Norfolk.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
CETSSS,O00 FOR
LOSS OF FOOT
Gordon Cowl. Aged 8, Wins
Verdict Against ID. u. r. In
Judge HaIly's Court

A Jury In Judge Hally's court
Tuesday morning. awarded 5000
damages 20 Gordon Govt, sight
years old, VINO was badly injured
BY a d. U. r. car in April 1915,
when his foot became caught In q
frog. holding him . prisoner while
the car bore down on him. The
jury was out only a hsif.hour. The
suit wss brought for the lad by his
mother, Mrs. Maria Cov1
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-20
IRISH ISSUE IS
STILL To FORE

LONDON. March 2o.--ChanoeIlor
OF TIE Bxchequer BOnar Law an.
nounced 20 the house OF commons
this afternoon that the government
vas considering the best means Of
settling the Irish question. includ-
ing the suggestion that be preside
over q conference OF dominion dele
gatee at an imperial conference