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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13
Births


l. Jassek, $50 Thlrtieth; y. zich-
ichi. ssl Dubois: J. sherman, al
braSy; ~ htshmsn, s7s Ferry r.; P.
aitch.Ii Rospiersw & ssTTs kiess ~.
drine T.; n szabunia. 7o4 Forest z.
a. salatino. 1891 Harper; B. Jeioso.
III Congress: r Musico, 13s Macomb:
= MiEsy. ioss Belmont; c: Fontans
SIS Erskine. NJ. Yaskoski. 2oe st. Jo-
seph; A. Hauylsnd. 3zs Copper; g.
Billings $40 Marston; J. Krauth. 1908
Huriout. etular, lss Gilbert; b.
Lavoy:. los Gladwin; O.. Lindstrom.
son: N. j. Kramer. sSs leslie. d. Ko-
yals.ky,. 50 Robl: g. Atkary. sit
Jarosx. 20 Arson; G. Sparkling, r. I'd
gar. Providence hospital; A. Edwards.
son; r. J. Otis. woman's hospital
q. Mcvay. 1870 Mckinley. r. 10th,
400 West End: $; sadiowski. as Thir-
ty-secopd; s. wosik i4s Copeland;
Roehnhoidt iiTs BALDWIN: NJ. Koaist.
Is lockwood; a. Prentice. s32 seiden;
NJ r. Miller. w. X Towers. n. v.
Godfrey o. Frederick. Providence
but: +. white. SIS RUSSELL; p. c.
Hogue. 80 Calumet. J. Homer, ale
Delmar, p. Grtvalsky. 1881 Ferry r.
ID. Hewitt 1865 Beividere; A. clesin-
-
tai; r Carl T2S Mt Elliott & NJ.
Osborne ~ Cobb. ~ Rum. 20 Car
bon: A. Sara, 709 south. v NiewRro-
yicz. 1854 Florida; JerdanskL 127s
a. Franz. 1871 Iroduois: J. Helik
sos Theodore; c. cartamelii. 2sS ciin-
ton; W. Lindsay. 424 Baldwin; O. J,
Baker. 20s Meadowbrook
NJ Frted ,az penfon E,r.iicb A
Deimars y. y. Giii. a8T Canton. ~
RuBd. 1908 Baldwin, W r. Grim
shaw. ass Melbourne; J. Murray. 36i
MeDougall. A. watson. 20. Bellevue
y. Amicucci, 3T2 Erskine: ]. Desput.
255 Richmond J. iEielski. l7s Ham
rnond 4. CEubiano. sQl Kerwin; J.
Scola. 81 Mack W. oles1eweki. $50
Milwaukee E.. T. Badger. 500 Hazel
vogus. tsa Roosevelt: q T. Zander,
sti LaSalle; G. }. Middleton. rs
sword; r. Bloom Grace hospital
branchH $. Bolyea, 2sS sixth; A.
Bieke. $50 Field. 6. schweim. ,i27S
beuEh. y BryIa. 90 Adele: r MaEur.
rs Widman; NJ. fsaida. 10 Portland
" Gustus. 10 May " y Stochcw-
ske, ~ FERN: ~. Harris ~ sem
mole. r. Tracey. Grace hospital. A.
n walker. Sol East Grand blvd. J.
J. Cook. 72s Mt elliott. PAX. 90
Copeland; y. Bird at5 wreford: G.
SconphopouloA tz p. Fort. A. W.
Eergus9n. p'r9yidssnce hospital; =. AaSy
Campbell. $40 Toledo q. Rsndozzo.
302 Fort r.. NJ Mailer. 2s Washing
ton-biyd. r. Schwartz. Grace hospi-
tai r. Taylor, iii l. Hl~h; NJ. Di-
J Karasoh Ils KulicS; r. Bareellato.
stT Medium. r. McMulien. sas Peter
Hunt: a. Iilingworth. "A Thaddeus;
r. y. Zimmerman. 90 Beividere.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13
Marriage Licenses

wilma Foster. 81. Marion, o.
Malcolm M.sDonsid. H; Edna NJ
Prank xelawski -. Detroit; Anton
James w. Rsdfern. ,s; May a, Hi
Harold H. Maxwell. Is; IVY L OH
plant. 10.
Ddvin H.cs.n. ,si NV. NJ cod
Iaisi oi.n.otti, "a: Anita N.biOlo.
Joe Homeuay. %. Pontiac: Juiis
0Ainer 81, Detroit.
Charles r. Hudson. %, Violet John
Fr.ni Lynch. n: Hsssn strs.ssr
Anna Rochnowska. 20. wyandotts.
William c. Taylor. az Marie 10
Roth, -.
:, John Kur..nssi Is; France. M.Si,
John suai.. 80. wy.naot.s; Mimi.
Finn, is same.
Robert O. Adams n; Gladys Hill
Carl LAurens. "a. IDA King, 10.
James Carson. 40: Anges sslsno. %
Frank Goodman. 10; Becky Pinko'
Raucher, a.
Jens p. Jensen. so: Msrsn X. Mol.
Ter, 81.
samuel william. rs. Detroit; Esths,
M cromb. ~, Jacksonville. Fla
Joe Handle, -: Rose Bodnar. II.
Louis III Hartung, So; Hsrmin'
Rettman, ~.
Fred Gilbert "a: Eva LAroliette
william O. KAn,sr as; vlc,ori.
Coombs 80.
Henry HOFFMAN. ~. Indianapolis
Ind; Mae Cade, IS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13
PLOTS May
STRIKE At
U. S. Navy
Alarming Disclosures
Made In Philadelphia
Smuggling Case
FISCHER DID WORK
FOR GOVERNMENT
Relative To Kaiser Had
Free Access To
u. S. Warships

PHILADELPHIA. March ls.-Ths
plot TO smuegie goods aboard the
German intsrned ships In the League
Island navy yard. which has so far
resulted IN i've arrests OF prom
inent oerman-Americsns. assumed
more sinister aspects today when
II became known that Adelbert Fis-
cher n not only relative OF the
kaiser himself. but is an official of
one OF the largest marine engineer.
Inc companies situated In Hamburs.
Fischsrs daughter IL the wife OF
the owner of the Hamburg frm.
Government agents who have been
fsrreting out the elusive bits OF In
formation concerning the former op-
erations Of the Fischer Arm were
smaxed to ind the extent OF Its
famincations.
In addition 20 the knowledge OF
Fischer's direct connections and In
terests In Germany these facts are
said 10 have been learned by federal
assnts: That the Fischer Arm has
made Q speciality Of contracts for
the American navy. a number OF
contrscts having been made directly
with thu government.
That the nrm has amassed huge
amount Of Information about the
American navy. including plans,
specifications. blue prints and the To-
cation of oil tanks on both dread.
naughts and torpedo boat destroy
era
Adelbert Fischer. at liberty on
bail. 10 q reserve ofieer In the Ger
man army.
A number OF the employees OF the
Fischer arm have been on trial trips
OF American ships and are CONVEX
sant with all the features OF their
construction.
The company In equally equipped
with machinery with which to make
shells and other munitions. II was
equipped during the spanish-Ameri-
can war for that purpose.
The attempt 10 smuxgie chronom-
eters ashore from the liners WAS
the part played by Fischer's wife.
Federal ofhcers express the belief
that II was the intention 20 use
them az time clocks to,set on timed
explosives IN event of war.
Fischer n not an American citizen
and has been IN this country only a
few years. But because OF his vari.
Gus contracts with the government
he has had access 10 many exclusive
fles Of the navy department.
Onnciais say Ffscher's method OF
Obtaining contracts with tho govern
msnt was to bid 90 low a. actually
70 iose money on the transactions.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13
STORM VICTIMS
NEED RELIEF
Food, Clothing and Money
Wanted For Newcastle
Sufferers
On ARTHUR q. IMPLY.

NEWCASTLE. Ind. March IA
Food. clothing and money for the
relief OF victims OF the tornado
which destroyed more than 81 1000
900 worth OF property and took a
toll of 10 lives in this city alone
vas needed today. Food supplies
are scarce and many families are
forced to depend entirely upon con-
iributions.
Three persons are still missing
today. II Is believed they with
probably others. are buried under
the ruins. twenty-five are in hos
pitals, seriously injured
Two children at the Home hos
pitsl are unable 10 give their names
and no one has claimed them. II
IL believed their parents were
killed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13
Night Trenching In No Mans Land!
Empey Tells How Tommies Dig Forthcatous In Dark Two
Thirds of Way to German Lines


found We had o. casualties.
Upon cessation Of nre. stretcher
bearers went out 10 look for killed
and wounded. Neat day we learned
81 Of our men had been killed and
81 wounded Five were missing.
They must have got lost and wan
Gered into the German lines.
So, Jim, do you wonder Tommy
gets sore when he clicks for a dig.
ging party "out In 'front.'
Yours. emp"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13
M0rtuary.

PoT'TEu March IL. John n. At resi-
dence. ~ Pitchcr-st beloved hus-
band OF Carrie r.. dear father ~
Charles A. and Edmund W. Potter.
Funeral fro mresidence Thursday.
y. IN. Hurial 81 Romeo
szYuAsxEw March II. 1917. Sis
a m. at ST. East Kirby-ave. Anna.
beloved wife Of Jacob szymas1ek.
and mother OF waiter s. Edward z.
HAROLD q. Joseph and Svlvis 3.
Funeral services will be held Wed
nesday morning. March ~. 1917 At
q a. m. at Sacred Heart OF Mary
church. Burial at Greenwood GENE
terry
March n. at residence
OF her daughter Mrs Charles
Compile. OF Rochester. Mich Mar
garet A., widow OF the late Charles
NJ Thompson and mother OF Mrs
Charles ~. Compiler. Mrs. Charles
Fuller. Warner ". and Preston J..
and Charles IT.. OF Chicago, Dan
Eel. OF EikhArt. Ind. Mrs. Louis
Tossy and Miss Cora Thompson.
Funeral from residences OF her son.
Warner r. Thompson, AZ 81t Avery
ave. "wednesday. at z .. m. Inter
ment Eimwood cemetery.
MCCARTHY Louise. darling
daughter OF Frank and N0liie Hal
lIgan Mccarthy. Funeral from SIS
Ferdinand-ave., "wednesday. AZ a
am. Private.
GORDoN--MArch IL, 1917. Or. George
O, at residence. as Idncoin-ave
Surviving him are his wife and
two sons, Frank w. and Fred r.. OF
this city. and slater. Mrs. Peter
neral services at residence. Wed
Grand Blanc. Mich. Deceased was
born In Grand Blanc. June %. 1859
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13
Play To Aid Relief Fund

Contributions Monday TO the fund
for the families OF the nremen kill
e. In the Field store blaze March 4
totaled s2s2, according to George
J. Finn. secretary OF the IRE depart,
ment. The FUND now IL $40. To
add to the fund, 2 play viii be given
IN The Eks' temple TuesuSy npsnf
ancse VINO aro soliciting contrfbu-
tons 70 the fund expect that the
5000 asked viii be raised within
the next few DAYS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13

BUTTE. Mont, March is.--Ana-
ccnds company 10 facing the most
stubborn and dangerous fre that has
ever broken out In any Of its Butte
mines. The old FIRE that has been
burning In old Mime Heaiy mine
for the last ten years has broken
thru on the i,3oo-foot level OF the
Leonard mines.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13

Alton Packard. cartoonist. singer
and tess~r Of stroies. and a platform
star who 10 known from coast to
coast AZ "a prince Of entertainers. I"
win give one OF his inimitable pro-
grams "Wednesday evening. in the
Martha Holmes Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13


. former u, O. cavalry ssrgssnt-ma-
tor. now with the British troops In
franos. @ his ohum -Jim.T who has
mn, iin on ,ss M.1,s ;. border a:.n with the
received
~ ARTHUR a. EMPTY.
IN REST BIIGDrs. Somewhere
In France
Dear Jim-whsn I wrote last I
told you had clicked for a working
or disE1nS party. Wen. I'll describe
that party--sil thai was mlssinx
was ths gixiA We had plenty OF
mus1r and daneins. but Tommy In
hard 70 please. because when II was
over. not one went up to the host.
our captain. 60 thank him Tor the
sDtoyAb,s evening.
We fell In ~ Q otciock, outside
our bGnsfs. q sort Of masquerade
party. was disguissd a. q com
mon laborer. had O rick and shovsl
and about 100 empty sandb&ss. The
rest shout roo In al, were equipped
lfkswfsa.
Ths party moved out In column
OF fourA.
The marching was slow. Upon
arrival st the entrance TO the com
municstion trenches looked at my
illuminated wrist watch; II was IL
o'clock.
Yes. Jim, every Tommy wears a
wrist watch. and you can't exactly
call him = Sissy" either.
Before entering these trenches,
word was passed down the line:
No talking or smoking; lead Oh
In single file. covering party first"
This covering party consisted OF
30 men. armed with rifles, bayonets,
eomos and two LOWS machine guns.
They were TO guard against sur
prise attack while We were Digging
In No Mans Land. the space DO
tween the German and British lines.
We wers TO dig an advanced
trench 200 yards from the Germans;
the trenches at this point were 500
yards apart.
Winding lanes, Ave feet wide. had
been cut thru our barbed wire. for
the passage OF the diggers. From
these lance white tere had been laid
On the ground TO the Joint where
we were to commence work, so we
would not get lost In the darkness
The proposed trench also was laid
cut with tape.
The covering party went out nrst.
After a short wait. two tcouts came
back with information that the
working party was 20 follow.
In extended order two yards
apart, we crept across No Mans
Land. II was nervous work, expect
ing every minute for a machine gun
10 open hre on US. STRAY bullets
Cracked" around us.
Arriving at the tapped diagram OF
the trench, rifles slung around our
shoulders, we got TO work, digging
quietly as possible. but every now
and then the noise OF a pick or
ihovei striking a stone would send
cold shivers down our backs.
Az intervals a star shell would go
up from the German lines ann we
would fall fiat and notionless until
the glare died out.
When the trench had reached a
depth OF two feet. We felt safer. be
cause II wouI6-~sfor,l us cover r. we
were discovered and fred on.
The diggfng Ind been in progress
about two hours. when suddenly.
hell seemed TO break loose II. the
form Of machine gun and rife Gre.
We dropped on cur bellies, hui
lets knocking up the ground and
swapping in the air. Then the sh-ap-
mel butted In. Believe. me. Jim, the
music was hot and Tommy danced.
Word was passed down the lire 20
beat Il for our trenches. We legged
II across No Mans Land.
Painting and out OF breath, VIC
tumbled into our front line trench.
When the roll was called we
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13

II the normal habits and tastes OF
bacteria are to be studied and
classified with q view to their ex.
uuction a. pests somebody must
feed them IN the meantime and keep
them cheerful. That IN the job OF
Miss Elizabeth ouirk. OF the bureau
OF plant pathology. United States
department Of agriculture. She is
AN expert on the culinary prefer.
enees OF bacteria, and she fattsns
millions Of them at q time. Her
task IL simplined somewhat By the
fact that her charges are vegc-
tarians. Then. too. unlike man.
they don't growi n there happens
to be too much OF I'm the salad
dressing. Mas ouirk declares some
OF them are cute and that their un-
complaining habits endesr her %
her JOB. She entered the depart
ment a. a clerk
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13
In the Religious World
vITALixMo the VIRTUES.

The international sunday School
Lesson for March 10 10, "Jssus
saves From sln."-John sit1, 81.
81, 5e-5s. A Temperance Lsssen.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13

LEADING representatives. OF the live
stock industry thruout the south
vest win assemble a. Fort Worth
today for>the annual convention .cf
the Cattle Rsisers Association Of
Texas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13
HAINES' WIC1
TOUPEES
And LAdias' Hair Co.

Best made Wiss - -
PEGS In the world fss o
money. ladies' Hair c. n
wholesale and retail. Fins ~
quality French Hair Swll
and Hair Goods. Priess r.
EstabHshsd in present
Store--1S79--ovsr ~ ysnGR
7s GRAND RIVER Avn ! \
2 Doors from BasIsy Ava
VIM. "A. HAINES
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13
The Hope Of Freedom.

There Is a brighter side Slaves
may be freed. This 10 the message
that lies At the heart Of the Lesson
There 10 hope for even the worst
victims of ain. whether that sin be
drunkenness. passion. avarice. or
what not. This IL the unioueness OF
the Christian Gospel. II offers power
for liberty. Not only does II set
forth the benefit Of freedom. but u
also tells men how 10 be free. Rec.
csnixins the profound truth that sin
IL slavery, n provides a Rsdeemer.
IL the Son therefore shall make
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-13

Another Of a series OF letters from
. former u, O. cavalry ssrgsent-mA-
tor. now with the British troops In
franoe. 20 his ohum -Jim.T who has
been on the Mexican border with the
militia Others win be published "a
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13

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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-09

educated abroad he would probably
have become an artist or an author
Much has been written In reference
to "Jeffersonian simplicity" but this
simplicity is mere fiction for no man
was more esthetic in his tastes or lived
in more elegance than did the red
haired Virginia lawyer. He was most
fastidious in his attire. He introduced
French cooks in America and brought
finger bowls and other Partisan ideas
into the dining room after his sojourn
in the French capital as the repre-
sentative of the United States. He
was systematic in his habits and in
sisted that those about him should be
the same. consequently his entire
household moved like a machine. He
was Of commanding appearance. his
temper naturally strong he kept under
perfect control while his moral 'cour-
age was of the highest order and his
will firm and inflexible. He preferred
French cooking and always had q
French butler who wore a regal look
ing livery on all occasions. After his
marriage he lived in an old mansion
surrounded with all the luxuries of
that period. In the course of his law
practice he became acquainted with
Patrick Henry, that eloquent Virginia
patriot, and the two talked much Of
liberty and independence. Soon he
was elected to Office and owing to his
excellence in composition was ap-
pointed as one of the committee to
draft the Declaration. Today it stands
out as one of the most perfect literary
documents the world has ever known,
simple. yet to the point-eloquent
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-09

ing carefully. The father was soap
and candle maker and early in life
young Ben declared that he had no
taste for the greasy business and
he decided to try his hand at journal
ism and soon began to write editorials.
The young man knew how to set type
and his first job was in New York, but
after time he went to Philadelphia,
where short time later he became
full fledged editor. In 1928 he
founded a well known magazine,
which is at present, perhaps, the most
widely read weekly in the country.
Franklin entered public life as clerk
in the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1886,
and from that time until the day Of
his death at the age of eighty-f1ve he
was faithful servant of the people.
When the struggle for independence
came on Franklin was in the thick of
the fray with his pen, yet throughout
the critical period fought with so
muchN uncertainty and gloom he pre-
served his sense of humor. 1t came
out one day when John Hancock, just
prior to the signing of the Declara-
ton, remarked I'VE must be unani-
nous; there must be no pulling diff
ferent ways; we must all hang to-
gether." The quick witted Franklin
at once replied Eyes, we must indeed
all hang together, or most assured1y
we shall all hang separately" Frank
lin was one of the committee which
drafted the declaration. He was also
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-09

famous, he made copies of the poem,
which he signed and presented to
friends, but the authorship of ''The
|Star-Spang1ed Banner" was not re-
vealed until it had attained a national
reputation, which honor, however,
was gained in very short time.
Rapidly Gained Popularity.
On the morning after his arrival in
Baltimore, Key took his manuscript
to his friend, Judge Joseph Hopper
Nicholson, for his critical opinion.
This was evidently favorable, for it
was imm ediately printed, and its first
appearance in public was in the form
Of a sheet, or broadside, which was
distributed through the streets the
day after it was written. From Bal
timore it travelled to other cities and
in a very short time it had become the
most popular patriotic song in the
land.
The original flag, which inspired the
writing of 1.-THE Star-Spangled Ban
ner," is still in existence, having been
carefully treasured by the command
ant of Fort McHenry, to whom it was
given after the bombardment. His
descendants as loyalty guarded it, en-
shrining It in a safety vault in New
York City until recently, when it was
placed by them in the National
Museum at Washington, where it oc-
cupies large glass case against the
wall of its main hall and is easily
viewed.
+ 1t is a large post flag. thirty by
forty feet in size. 1t is bit torn, one
star completely shot away by British
ammunition. and was very threadbare
when it came to Washington. Here
expert flag members skillfully braced
the weak stars and stripes, but left
the distinct shell rents to tell their
story
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-09

The great flag was ordered to Fort
McHenry, the chief post of defense
for Baltimore, in a hurry, for appre-
ciating the fact that the British then
pommeling at the gates of Washing
ton would soon approach the neigh
boring city, the commandant desired
that new post flag might faunt its
colors in the face of the coming foe.
The woman to whom the order to
make the flag was given was Mrs.
John Pickersgill, a resident of Balti-
more. She. knew her business having
previously made flags of different sizes
for use in her home town.
Spot Over Which 1t Flew Is Marked.
This historic banner adorned Cen
eral LaFayette's tent at Fort McHenry
on September 10, 1924, the tenth an
niversary of the bombardment of Bal
timore, when General Lafayette was
the guest of honor at a reception given
at the fort to celebrate it's splendid
resistance decade before. The pres
ent Flagstaff at Fort McHenry stands
upon the Identical spot it occupied
during the bombardment, and the
United States Government has placed
tablet upon it bearing the following
inscription:
1.-THE National ensign which inspired
Francis Scott Key to write 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" was during the
bombardment of Fort McHenry. Sep
TENDER 13; 1914, flying from a pole
occupying this position
The house which Francis Scott Key
occupied in Washington during the
period he served as attorney for the
District of Columbia and made his
round of the waters In aid of his
friend Is demolished, 1t was his home
| to- the last days of his life, but ne
died, in 1843, while visiting his
daughter. Mrs. Charles Howard. in
Baltimore.
The author of 1.-THE Star-Spangled
Banner was buried in Baltimore, but
was later laid to rest in the cemetery
near his early home Frederick Mary
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-09

through long usage, to regard 1.-The
Star-Spangled Banner as their ma
tional anthem; and 1t Is doubtful If
any other song or, hymn could be
forced upon them. -.
Most Romantic In Song History.
National anthems, cannot we'll be
made to order; they should be inspired
by a great cause and grow into the
peoples hearts with the development
of the life of nation. And surely
no song ever had more exalted birth
than that of THE Star-Spaneled
Banner" and none has woven itself
Into a whole nations feeling more
firmly than the glorious paean of
thankfulness for American liberty,
The story of the birth of 1.-THE STAR
Spangled Banner" Is one Of the most
romantic In song history. It was. in
1901, at the age of FL, that Francis
Scott Key. a promising young Mary
land lawyer, took up his residence in
Washington. He identified himself
with the best legal element at the
National Capital and it was as United
States Attorney for the DistrictN of
Columbia that he was summoned from
his home one afternoon in early Sep
TENDER, 1914. to use his endeavors to
release fellow statesman and ac-
quaintance who had fallen into the
hands of the British enemy and was
unjustly detained as a prisoner.
His endeavor in behalf of his friend
was successful but both with their
boat were held by the British Admiral
until after the bombardment of Bal
timore. By what Key regarded as the
best of fortune their small vessel was
sent up the Patapsco River with the