The Detroit times. [volume], June 04, 1915, AFTERNOON EDITION, Image 1

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FIFTEENTH YEAH. NO . 20*).
RUSSIANS RALLY, TAKE 4,000
PRISONERS NEAR PRZEMYSL
NEW NOTE TO GERMANY
READY; REAFFIRMS FIRST
AMERICAN POSITION
Freedom of Seas for
Americans Only
Vital Issue
BERNSTORFF TO
PRESS BERLIN
-a - - -
May Send Envoy to
Present True State
of U. S. Opinion
BY JOHN LOWI V KEVIN.
* Staff Corretpondenl United Pren )
WASHINGTON. June 4 Presi
dent Wilson has practically eomplet
*d the rejoinder to Germany It
before the cablrier today for an offi
cial approval The White House
• stated It aa* "expected" the note
aouid go forward In the very near
future. Exact derail* a* to the time
or when the note will !>c made pub
lie here, were withheld.
It l* certain that the note ask-
Germany to recognize the freedom
of the ***» ho tar a* American citi
zena are concerned In replying to
Germany a latent communication and
the point* It raiaea. the admlni*tr»
• tlon take* the poet lion. *u<’h qu**s
* lion* are subordinate. The thin* the
i nited States must find out from
Germany la whether or not *he r*-*-
otntzes the provision* of Interna
tional law an-l la prepared to accept
, the presidents stAt* nn-nt in 1 * n«c<
that American citizen* are entitled
to travel where they will, necuro In
the protection of their flag and the
knowledge th*t their government
will leave nothing undone to enforce
It.
Thla wa* the poaltlon assumed hy
the president in hi* flr*t (note, out
lining America'* attitude toward
Germany'* *ubmarlne blockade. It
. wa* exactly the same position that
wa* assumed In the Lusitania note,
although couched In differ-nt lan
guste It I* the present American
poaltlon.
Count Von Flernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador, ha* sent a strong
communication to hi* government,
urging, that It make every conces
sion possible to satisfy the t'nited
Stat*a. He will follow his note by
, other communication*, and, when
I>r Dernbnrg sails for home via
Norway a week from next Saturday.
* It In expected that he will he ac
companied by one or two Influential
American citizen* of German anoc*
try who will endeavor to make
clearer to Germany the actual feel*
Ing In the United States and the
' fad that the United State* 1* en
deavoring to maintain the strictest
neutrality.
It Is admitted that If th' German
nmha*sador here wore In direct per
sonal touch with Merlin, hi* Influ
ence would he very beneficial to the
present negotiations, lie has be*n
unable to Imprea* upon his home
government. It Is stated, the Ameri
can viewpoint toward submarine
warfare a* a general thing, with the
result that th're has been growing
up a most distinct belief In Germany
that thl* government ha* been try
% Ing to deprive Germany of the use
of her moat available weapon This
belief has been fost *red by the writ
ings of Count Von Reventlow and
other leading German militarist*. It
I* now the German ambassador’* de
sire to explain that thl* belief Is a
mistaken one He will he aid* to
assure hi* government, through
these representatives who are go
Ing hack to Germany, that the
• American position I* a* follows;
The rules of International Ihw. as
recognlxed by the various Interns
♦tlonal conferences, apply to the pr*s
ent conflict.
All the belligerents are entitled
to such reprisal* on their enemies
g* are sanctioned hy the** rule*
Submarine* are In the same class
i. (CwtlasH oa Pag* Tw*i
TODAY’S GAMES
American.
Detroit at New York, clear.
Chicago at Itostnn, cl -ar.
St Louis at Philadelphia, clear.
Cleveland at Wnahington. clear.
National,
Mrooklyn at Pittsburgh, clear.
Cincinnati at St. l.ouia, clear.
Only Nations I ghtnes today.
WILL HOLD
SUSPECT
Nepr o Nabbed for
Windsor Police, Also
Wanted Here
After pawning Jew* rv valued at
about |*>oo ill (in last few days.
George FI. John -on alias Charles
Johnson, a Negro, wa* arrested by
Detective* Hayc and liolono, Thurs-
I day, for the police of Windsor, who
wanted him In connection with some
burglar!*- in the border city, but
pawn tickets found in Johnson's pos
| session, and Identification of some
; "f the article* pawned by him In
turloiis shop* here. Anti-fled the po
lie** that they want the Negro far
1 worse than Canada want him.
The detective* are practically cer
-1 tain that John-on is the bold Negro
■burglar who has plundered at bast
a dozen Ia t roll homes and apart
ments.
Me gave his age a , t* vears. and
, hi- address as No ,'tnx s; Antolnest,
Johnson formerly lived In Detroit,
j hut several years ago he became a
race follower the police jjllcgc and
i from that drifted Into the realm of
1 ■‘dips” and sneak thieves
ID* was arrested a vrar ago. in
i Windsor, as a pickpocket, the detec-
I fives allege.
Jewelry recently stolen from some
| Windsor home*, was found in De
troit pawnshops, and It wa- learned
i that a Negro had pawned the stuff.
Detroit police were a*ked to nab the
man for the Windsor Authorities.
Wednesday, Johnson pawned sil
verware and Jewelry valued at
and made his getaway before the
police weie notified. Thursday, he
pawned a gold n«* kla* e, suit of
clothes nnd a watch, valued at about
1100, and was raptured.
Some of the Jewel ) which John
son had pawned has he -n Identified
as stolen from Iw-frolt homes the
dele* fives a’l -r U'«>y now de
clare that they will not tur
over to the Can H i a thorlties tin
ill they have completed a thoroi.
Investigation here.
FSSFY COUNTY
PL\NS HOME FOR
HURT SOLDIERS
Essex county. Ont . is already mik
Ing plsns to care for tts sons who
come hack from the war maimed or
In poor health. A public meeting
wa* held In the Windsor armories,
Thursday nleht. to discuss wny* and
means of providing for them, nnd a
committee was appointed to consid
er the • stahllst inept of a home on
the river front A two-weeks’ op
tion has heen taken on the residence
of the late Edwin 1. Thompson, pres
ident of the Detroit I.umber Cn„
which faces Relic Me. The place
can he purchased for tUS.ono. F'und*
will he raised hv the sale of t.vrs on
a designated daj. The member* of
the committee nre- Colonel F H.
I-alng and Major R. C. Roh|n*on;
Major J C. Tolmie, member of par
•lament In the provisional house;
Oliver J Wllrot. tneml*er of par’ii
ment In the federal house, and Wil
liam C. Kennedy.
DETROIT TIMES
SUN SHINES
FOR BLUE
STAR DAY
With Co-operation of
Weather Man, Suc
cess Is Sure
SALE OF TAGS
BEGINS EARLY
Money to Be Devoted
to Care of Tubercu
lar Poor
SSOO CHECK HEADS
BLUE STAR DAY GIFTS
An itn especial stimulus to '
those Interested 1n making the
11M5 Illue Star Tag day the moat
successful In point of financial
tiv> committee received a check
for ir.ito, and nine checks for
11AO each, late Thursday. the
money to head the Hat of re
turns, Friday.
Wit hthe arrival of blue skies and
bright sunshine. Friday morning,
the army of > nun a women and their
chaperones who had volunteered,
their services for Illue Star tag dny. ]
postponed from Thursday, were on,
hand early at the stations assigned,
them, and at the hour when folk
were get tin* to office and store, the'
city was In the dainty grasp of fair'
hands determined to sell as tnanv I
tags as possible In the cause of |
helping the tubercular poor. Pretty
girls, h little ••shivery" to be sure j
in the rather cool morning air.
stood In twos and threes on all the]
prominent down town street ctor-j
iera. In front of the entrance to
hopping centers and office build
Ingrs. at the intersection of street
car lines, and at other advantageous
points for luring pennies and dol
lars from the hurrying throngs. .
Not the swiftest of "speed boys" |
mid get away from the charming
voung person who stepped out Intoi
• rr |dd|n of the afreet In the path
if the oncoming motor ears to hold |
n a blue and white pennant and,
be llt*|e round cardboad money [
>ox. Hcarcely an automobile, de
livery wagon, or vehfrle of any kind .
(('•Mllaard •• Tage live). 1
“MARCHING THKOCGH GEORGIA.”
NEUTRAL
VESSEL IS
TORPEDOED
Danirh Captain Told
Nationality Makes
No Difference
GIVEN 5 MINUTES
TO ENTER BOATS
Crew Provided With
Tobacco and
Liquor
LERWICK, Scotland. June 4 —Th>
Danish thre*-ma*t* ii sailing ship Sal
vador, hound from Copenhagen t>*
..ngland with u cargo ot timber, wa
shelled and sunk by a Go; man *u-*
marine in the North sea. the crew
was picked up hy tne trawler Fermo
and landed here today, after drUtlrig
for 12 hours in un open boot.
"The submarine came alon -side
Thursday morning." said ("apt Sand,
of the Salvador, "and her command
or shouted tha» he would give ns
Just five minutes to take to the
boats.
"I said: ‘This Is a neutral ship.'
hut h« said that didn't make any dit
ference; we couldn't take a cargo
of any kind to England caked him
whnt would become of our families
if he sank IIS He -aid he would be
sorry If anything hap;> n»d, but tha*
war was war, and thnt w* and better
get Into the boat.
"After we rowed a wny. the sums
rlne’s crew set flre to the Salvador
and then rank her with a few shells.
Thru they ran alongside our boat,
gave us some tobacco, two bottb * of
brandy and a couple of ru tier mat •
and towed us a short distance Th* \
dropped us when another ship enm*
In sight."
.Inilsr Mnnilrtl urneliil n (llxorre Ar
rree Thsr«il»i I -air*. MrleHn* M->
ttf'T. who i-harw.-.t that h*>r hu<b*n<l
"Dr" C K Pogei ib-vntrU mn.-t n*
hl« ttm** to etiarsi t>-r re*>llng snd
fslteit tr* support h*-r. linger tur
prised the court )>■ • roll i t>>
let be hiid prepared. n« his »n>'> cr
to Mrs complaint Th»
t>ook told Imwr to r. ad « hare;u>n
And Judge shol-.-r to AXfred rr< do
l*eeree« wrrr '*l»n u’-nnli' l In ’b»
cases of Peter v*. Pauline ournsr
ski, »'hrlstlne vs Howard W •-elcy
and George vs. Jennie Uelmore.
I K IDAY, J l N E I , 19 1 r>.
TO SEARCH
OUT CASES
OF PHTHISIS
State Health Board
Will Make War On
Tuberculosis
SI 00,000 VOTED
FOR CAMPAIGN
Disease Will be Fought
By Preventing Its
Spread
To hunt down every case of tu
berculosis in Michigan, and to try
to prevent it from breeding other
cases- that Is the plan for using the
SIOO,OOO appropriated by the state
legislature for a tuberculosis war.
as announced by the state board of
health, in a conference in the
Wayne County Medical soel< ty's
building. Thursday afternoon
The board plan* to hire an expert
to Lake charge of the work, to dis
trict the stale, and to send visiting
nurses Into every district, to In
vestigate the rt.no cue's now record
cd in Lansing, nnd to try to discover
he 0,000 other cases that are b*'
lieved to exist With tills work
will be coupled nn educational cam
palgn which will Lake In every civic
organization, fraternal body, school
newspaj>.T. ami any other mean* of
spreading knowledge of how to
combat the white plague.
The slate hoard had its plans well
| formulated when it called the D<
j trolt meeting to receive *ugg slion .
and the remarks of those who at
i tended the conference w ere more an
Indorsement of the hoard's plan
than suggestions of value.
I>r. Victor (V Vaughan, of Ann
Arbor, president of the board
•pened the discussion, explaining
ttottt the legislature had allowed
$."*0,000 a year for two years, and
♦list result* must be obtained 1o In
dure the next leglslatur • to appro
prite further funds.
"Dr. Wilbur, chief statistician for
. vllhl statistics of the census bureau
has said that the great lake* region,
and especially Michigan, should be
1 (('satlsaeM «■ r*|« Tw»i.
CANTBUST’
: 0. S. STEEL,
SAYSCOURT
Government Loses
Famous Suit Against
Corporation
SIZE NO PROOF
OF WRONGDOING
Methods of Doing Bus
iness Not Illegal, Is
Ruling
TRENTON. N J . June 4—The
United State* district court for
New Jersey list night hand'd down
a unanimous decision refusing the
petition of the federal goverhment
to dissolve the United States Steel
corporation.
As agains f the governm ‘nf, the
court refused to dissolve the cor
i pornflon, holding that in acquiring
Its foreign and home trade the con
rent did not violate the Sherman
antitrust act and refused all the
injunctions prayed for by the d*-
piirtnmnt of Justice.
A* against the steel corporation,
the court held that the committee
' no* tings participated in by us, per
cent of the steel trade of the coun
try, including the steM corporation,
subsequent to the famous Gary din
In- rs of eight or nine years ago.
were unlawful combinations to con
trol prices; but ns these meetings
had stffpped before the gov rnment
filed Its complaint in October, lull,
•be Judges held that there was no
occasion for nn InJuncGon
The opinion of the court oiegi «•
i that such practices He within Ike
province of the new f'deral trade
commission, but adds that if their
u peti'ion is n ;Iprelien>|ed the , -t
will on motion of the government
retain Jurisdiction of the i,im- for
tliat particular purpose.
A synopsis of the decision of the
senior Judge. Joseph J. IlufTlngfon.
prepared by direction of the rourt,
states that the keynote of the en
tire opinion Is that "*hls case, a
H nnllnnril nn I'ngf TtoM.
PrlntJni. flu- noil klrnt—lhnl
la right—Tlaiva J«h Urpf.—Mala ISZO.
AFTERNOON EDITION
AHSTRO-GERMANS BEGIN
DRIVE ON LEMBERG, j
HARASS SUV RETREAT
THE WEATHER
~
Or trolt nml vtrtnltvi Friday night
nnd Sntardav, folri iwodrratr went to
m«>Mt runlrrl.v ninda.
I.untr Mirhlaant Fair Friday and
Saiurdag.
BOOZE LIKE
A BURGLAR,
SAYS BRYAN
We Let Him In Then
Have to Watch Him
All Night
DON’T WANT DRY
VOTE IN 1916
Thinks Matter Should
Be Settled By
States
•
More than half the population of
ttu United Stales will he living under
prohibition before the end of next
p'lir, mill inor- than I hree-fourtlm of
the area of the t’nited State* will he
Urv territory state-wide prohibition
will he in i ITec-t In 1* state* July 1.
Alabama, the first of the new dry
*1 a test joins, the growing area of arid
ity. Uorre*poodent l’ayne in Wash
ington asked the most distinguished
antagonist of alcohol in thl* country
to comment on thl* amazing sw**-p of
prohibition over th" United States.
Tin- fallowing article wtritt**u hy
William Jennings i’ryan especially
fttr the Times, is tlo- Irst -tait
no-tit the secretary of state ha* made
to stnv newspaper explaining hi* at
titude on the subject of actual pro-
tituile <
hlbitton
By William Jennings Bryan
WASHINGTON, D. C\. June 4 It
may be assumed thnt all who advo
cate legislation tor the restriction ol
the sale of intoxicating liquor re
gard its use a* an evil. The unanim
ity of the sentiment against liquor
traffic is shown by the tact that In
every state in the union there are
laws prescribing condition* under
which it can he sold sale to drunk
ards and minors being cvivywhere
prohibited.
Where liquor L sold at all the ten
dency of public opinion is every
where toward greater strictness In
the regulations. Sale Is now gen
erally prohi itnl i'ii Sunday*, and
the hour* a l * crud ally lessened. In
Nebraska the saloon open* at > In
the morning and close* at o’clock
In the evening. In some state* the
hour of closing Is even earlier
If the liquor interest* had left Do
people fre* to decide these uuo*
tion* for th* rn*elvesth© sentiment
In favor t>l piohlbltlon would not
have grown as rapidly a* It has, but
during recent years the liquor in
ter* "t • half organized th* ir forces
if •ntlMiied on I’azr Toni,
APPEAL FOR
EMBARGO ON
ARMS, VOICED
NEW YORK. J'ine I Millboard*
all over \ew oi k today announced
in glaring black letters an appeal to
\ripTiean citizens “uphold the
hands of the pr> ud* nt in lit* noble
• tTo;t to pip-erve peJice i>v urttinz
that eongr***s »mj»ower him to stop
the exportation of aims and ammuni
tion from the United State* to K«»-
rnp* '* .The appeal was signed “The
Organization of American Women
for Strict Neutrality," and a Haltl
mon address given which would
forward blank petitions. Cards were
slso put in elevated trains and sub
way stations voicing the appeal.
ONB CENT.
Heavy Artillery Is
Blamed for Loss of
Fortress
——— $
GUNS REMOVED
TO NEW TRENCHES
Czar’s Troops to Make
New Stand On Pre
pared Line
ROME. June 4.—By artillery
and infantry attacks, the Aus
trians are making a determined
effort to dislodge the Italians
from Monte Croce pace. The
fighting here and around Monte
Nero ridge is of the most violent
character, but General Cadoma
reported today that all Austrian
attacks have been repulsed.
“On the whole frontier, pr*>
aratory encounters continue
favorable to us,“ wired the Itat*
ian commander-in-chief. “Our
progress on the left bank of the
Isonzo is satisfactory, though
slow.'*
Reports of the progress of the
Italians in the Adige valley and
around Storo have reached
Rome In the last 24 hours.
PETROfSRAn. June 4 —Official an
nouncrmrril today that three Aua
i than regiment.* were (Slaughtered
i end 4.000 prisoners taken In a fierce
! battle 50 miles northwest of Prze
mysl partly offset the admission from
the war office that the ('.ullrian fort
ress was surrendered to the enemy
early yesterday.
The war office al«o rennrted that
(Conil mini on I’lgr Two)
EATON IS
CONVICTED
Responsible for Death
of Little Daughter,
Jury Says
Arthur H Eaton was found guilty
of manslaughter in causing the
death ot his 12-year-old daughter,
Ethel, by a jury in Judge ('onnolly’s
court, Thursday evening, after one
hour wild 50 minutes’ deliberation.
Three ballots were taken, the first
'landing niti • to three for convic
tion and the second, 10 to two. The
verdict was based on the second
count In the information, neglect
to provide proper medical attention
Eaton received the verdict with
the Miff ' Indifference he has mani
fested throughout the trial, and
would make no comment, lie
squirmed n bit when Court Officer
o.oorgo Devercaux started to put
the handcuffs on him.
“I'm not going to run away be
tween li re and the Jail." he said.
Judge Connolly granted toe usual
stay of s« ntence. to permit Eaton'*
counsel to file exceptions and pre
pare for an appeal.
Mrs Lotto C Eaton, wife of thr
j convicted mat' and t p mother ol
th» dead girl, who was arrested
' along wilh her husband, will go tc
trial on »he manslaughter charge
within s few days.
Assistant Prosecutor Keldan bit
terlv arraigned Eaton In his closing
argument to the Jury. rharmcterlJ
Ing him as a marble-h *srted fiend
who had shewn lets coosldsraMor
for his child than any of tho lew«
animals for their young.