The Detroit times. [volume], July 29, 1916, LAST EDITION, Image 1

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TERSE —CLEAR
SAVES YOUR TIME AND YOUR EYES
SIXTEENTH YEAR. NO. 260.
BRODY CAPTURED, RUSSIANS
START MOVE TO ENVELOP KOVEU
SIX MEET INSTANT DEATH
WHEN FASTINTERURBAN
CRASHESINTO MOTOR CAR
F. W. Knuth and Mem
bers of Family Are
Victims
CITY FIREMEN
AMONG DEAD
Accident occu r s At
Hanna's Corners,
Near Wayne
THE DEAD.
Frad W. Knuth. <>B year* old,
of No. 47 Twenty-eighth at.
Mrt. Julia Knuth, hla wife, 44
years old.
Christina Knuth, 10 years old,
his daughter.
August Knuth, 23 ysars old,
his aon.
Mrs. Frances Knuth, 22 years
old, his daughter-in-law.
Harry Fleming, cadet, ladder
company No. », Detroit fire de
partment.
Fred W. Knuth. for many years
saloonkeeper at No 1167 Junctlon
ave., three membra of his family
and two other persons met instant
death Friday afternoon, two miles
west of Wayne on Michigan ave.,
when a rity-bound interurban ex
press care traveling 40 miles an
hour crashed Into their automobile.
No one in the car escaped.
The bodies of the wreck victims
were terribly mangled and one
could not be taken fiom the wreck
age until the car had been raised
*»T a motor derrick. The automo
bile was rolled for 200 yards In
front of the speeding interurban
and reduced to a twisted mass of
metal and wood
The party left Fred Kntith’s home,
No. 47 Twenty-elghth-st., at S
o'clock Friday afternoon In a big
Gadlllac louring car driven by Flem
ing. They started to dtive to the
Peter Wenael farm, two miles west
of Wayne. Just across the D. U. R.
tracks at the Hannan-rd
Pred W. Knutli, bis wife Julia, his
I(Vyear-old daughter Christina, his
Leaves Society for
a Trip to Jungles
■ *' Vgffa
~’-9flflto*' . .:>
BjMgOTMp,*.: <; .?^L*>Sw\
Newport and society event# will
not keep Mr*. Rice from accom
panying her husband on an explor
ing expedition In the South Amerl
can junglea.
Mr*. Rice was formerly Mra.
(Jeorge D. Wldener. Her first hus
band, a millionaire, died on the Ti
tanic. She met her present husband
at Newport, after he returned from
an exploring expedition In Brasil.
WEATHERMAN 18
OVERCOME BY HEAT
KUJIN. 111., July 29.—Elgin got
even with its weatherman today.
I> R. Jonk«<. who has observed
and prognosticated the weather
for newspapers hero for 54 years,
was overcome by heat while buy
ing winter clothes nt a bargain
sale, lit will recover
son August Knuth, a cliy fireman,
ami tLo si n's wife Frances, were in
the machine.
The fast Ann Arbor express car,
In tharge of Motor nan McClellan
ami Conductor Mordmun, rwung
aioiind a curve several hundred feet
west of ihe Hann.in-id. The track
was clear, according to tue motor
man uml several par*engers. As the
car neared the crossing the auto
mobile tarrying the Knuth family
suddenly swerved across the track
ahead of the trolley,
MoUtman McClellan applies the
emergency air brakes quickly Id a
futUa effort to avert the tragedy.
At the same instant the motor car
stalled on the trad's. It is thought
that the driver “KlUrd” the engine
In his horror at the impending
calamity.
The big Interurban responded to
the emergency brakes but not until
the automobile nad been struck t>
terrific blow and Its occupants hurl
ed in all directions dead and dying.
The impact of the collision threw
passengers in the interurban from
their «eat»; and panic reigned while
the car crow rushed to the wrecked
automobile. Every occupant of the
ill fated machine had been killed in
stantly, It was ascertained
The Weniel farm la cituated on
the Haflhan-rd., directly across the
trolley tracks from Mlchigan-ave.
On Sunday In the summer the
Knutha were frequent riiltors. As
their machine approached the Han
nan-rd.. It was cut-tomary for the
Knuths to sound Ihelr horn herald
ing their approach.
Friday afternoon Peter Weniel
and his family were on the lawn to
front of their home when they
heard the horn on Knuth's car. The
people on the lawn waved their hand
kerchiefs and those in the machine
waved back. The driver, it la
thought, wos so busily engaged
watching panting automobiles for a
chance to turn in the road mat he
did not observe the approaching In
terurban.
The bodies of the victims were
•o badly mangled that identification
could only be made by examining
correspondence and marks on tht
clothing. For a time Justice J. D.
Felt, of Wayne, acting as coroner,
ooaild not tell whether the victims
were men or w-.unen. The bodies
were taken to the undertaking par
lor* of William Skerrett nt Wayne
and later removed to Detroit.
SEEK MEDAIT
FOR HEILMAN
Friends and neighbors of Leroy
Stedman, Nc. C 44 Lakevlew-ave.,
whose wife and baby were arowned
in the Waterworks park canal, have
Applied 1o the Carnegie Hero Fund
commission for a medal for Harry
Heilman, Detroit Tigor outfielder,
as a reward for his rescue of Miss
L}d!a Johnston, who was with the
Stedman family when their auto
backed Into the water. They have
also written a letter to the ball
player, praising hint for his brav
ery’.
As protection against further frag
edles along the b**ch in Water
works park whore children bathe,
members of Troop No 11, Hoy
Scouts, have volunteered to main
tain a patrol for the summer of two
scouts, both of whom will be ex
pert swimmers.
Admiral Cameron Mrßae Win
slow, commanding the Faolflc fleet,
goes on the retires! list of the navy
today on aooouot of age.
DETROIT TIMES
FROM DOTH SIDES
POPEPRAYS
FOR PEACE
IN EUROPE
Trusts Prayers of Chil
dren May Be
Heard
MESSAGE SENT ON
WAR ANNIVERSARY
Is Received by United
Press In New York
Office
(Cesrrtfht, IMS, hr TelteS Fteee.)
NEW YORK. July 29 —The Unit
ed Press today, In answer to a re
quest for an expression on the an
niversary of the great war, received
the following message from Pope
Benedict, through the agency or
Cardinal Oasparri:
“Rome, July 28.
“United Presa Assn .
New York, U. S. A.
"I have presented your tele
gram to the holy father. His
holiness Is grateful for your re
spect and confidence In the holy
see.
“Te prays that the Lord of
metclea, moved by the prayers
of Ir.n **ent children Imploring
peace on thla second anniver
sary of the terrible conflict,
shall deign to end speedily this
awful carnage.
“CARDINAL OASPARRI "
The above translation of the mes
sage transmitted by the papal secre
tary of state was made by Mgr la
valle, of St. Patrick s cathedral, who.
on behalf of Cardinal Parley, added:
“His eminence, Cardinal Farley.
Is not at home, but his whole heart
re-echoes the sentiment of the holy
father.
"By the cardinal’s direction all
the priests are prajrlng for peace
every day, at the altar. They are
constantly urging to the same pious
practice ail the people, and espe
cially the innocent children so
touchingly alluded to in the papal
telegram."
REPRISAL FOR
FRY ATT DEATH
DEMANDED
LONDON, July 29 The official
report from Berlin today that Capt.
Fryatt, of the British steamer Brus
sels, has been executed In Belgium
as a sniper, for an alleged attempt
by him while master of ihe British
steamer Wrexham, io ram a Ger
man submarine, has aroused the
greatest Indignation In I .on don and
demands for reprisals are tuard at
every hand.
The news caused a painful Im
pression at tbe British foreign
office I'nder tho instructions of Vis
count Grey, the foreign secretary, „
note was dispatched Immediately to
the American •*mbarsy requesting
that James W. Gerard, the \meri
can ambassador at Berlin, procure
complete details of the nflair
MISS SAXE TO
SPEAK IN CENTRAL
CHURCH, SUNDAY
Mlsa Grace Saxe, the world known
Bible teacher of the “Hilly" Sunday
evangelistic party, will *per.k in
Central Methodlat church, Wood
ward and Adams aver... at hotn ser
vices Sunday. She will deliver two
of the famous addrersen which she
has given to more than a half mil
lion people in England, Egypt and
Palestine. All seats will he free.
Vote for DR. ROBFHT T. WIL
LIAM* for Coroner— \H* .
Two Years’ NavaJ Looses In the War:
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a „ aa o o lo o m%. c K
Great Britain.... !» 3 IT • 4 JO )| H
Germany 1 1 22 II 10 11 jr j> IJJ
Austria 1.1.. Ia J *,
France 1 . J 1 1 4 «
Ituaala 1.2.1 1 i 14 *,
Turkey 2.1.8 2 1 .
Italy 1.11. l |
Japan . 1 . , 2
Total 14 4 44 28 28 41 69 41 1,7
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1916.
LINER BEATS
OFF SUBMARINE
Re Italia Escapes Menace and
Continues On
Voyage
ROME. July 29—Tlte Italian liner
Re Italia, bound from Genoa to New
York, beat off an enemy submarine
and continued on her voyage, ac
cording to announcement heie to
day.
Odds and Ends !
H J
CHICAGO —A police patrol
served as "barrel" last night when
Mr. and Mr*. Harris "urrey and Mr.
and Mrs Chambles walked cut of
lake Michigan and found their
clothing had been ptolen
CHICAGO—'Men sluderds at the
University of Chicago w»re disap
pointed when they learned khaki
trousers co-ed* were buying were
not for camrus wear, but for a trip
to the Wisconsin woods.
CHICAGO —Judge Harvy Olaon
shut off the electric fan, turned the
calendar back to January, put on
his coat and ve*t and tried to forget
the heat wave. "It didn't work,"
Olaon admitted.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa—Twelve years
ago Glad Hair, of Smyxjkaburg,
wrote a letter to his sir ter, Mra.
Clark Wllsor. of Punxsutawney. Al
though it had to travel cnly 12
miles, the missive wa n>t delivered
until a lew days ago.
CZAR’S TROOPS ALSO ADVANCING 01 I
LEMBERG; AUSTRIANS RETREATING i
IN ROUT HASTE SAYS PETRORRAH
“DITTO” IS
CONGER’S
OLDSJORT
Meaning Another Hot
Day, Like Unto Many
Predecessors
MERCURY HEADS
TOWARD 90 MARK
JFlve Additional Deaths
Bring the List Up
to 35
HOI'RLV TKMPKR.tTI RFJ
Friday 3 a. in 76
8 p. m 83 4 a. m 76
8 p. in 79 5 a m 76
10 p. m 77 8 a. m 78
11 p. in 76 7 a. m 77
12 midnight... 75 8 a. 78
Nniurilar 9 a. in 83
1 a m 75 10 a. m *8
2 a m 75 11 a. m 89
"Ditto,” said Weather Observer
Conger, Saturday morning, in re
sponse to the regular query as to
the daily prognostications.
By "ditto" he meant that another
torrid day would be added to those
that have passed into the history of
one of the warmest spells that ever
visited this city.
"Pair and continued warm," said
'Mr. Conger. The temperature prob
ably will go up to 90 or above, and
I .Tee no rain in fight."
At 8 a. m., the official thermometer
registered 79 degrees. At no time
during the night did It descend be
low 75.
As Detroit entered upon Its eight
eenth consecutive day of intense
heat, the number of fatalities re
ported from that cause mounted to
35. Five deaths constituted Fri
day's toll.
George Ft Roach, 33, of No L’6 ‘
Flrst-st., was overcome while work
ing near the boilers of the Ks 1 >
Wheel Co.'s plant. He died nfter
being removed to his home
Joseph Somlnskl. 87. died in his
home, No. 220 Orleans i-' . Frida)
evening.
Mrs. Augusta Rlrke], a resident 1
of the city for G 8 years, died, Fri I
day, after returning from an auto |
mobile ride. Bhe was 7> years old (
and resided at No. 165 California
are.
Death overtook Ixjuls O'Brien, 45.
while he was in the ambulance en
route to the city receiving hospital.
O’Brien resided at No 1 <• hrls
tlancy-st.
The bod> of an unidentified man.
another victim ot the heat, lies in
the county tnorf oe. He foil at Mt
Elliott ave and Waterloo-st., late
Friday afternoon, nnd died In the
city receiving hospital.
The prosiratlons included Charles
Criswell. No. 1245 Crane-ave., and
sn unidentllled man who fell uncon |
scious * f Woodward and Smith
area, and was revived in a drug 1
store
the result of the shortage ot
! jo#, Detroit Is threatened with a
i meat famine which may result In 1
i several of the smaller dealers clos-'
ing their shops until cooler weather
arrives. As health experts say that
meat should not be eaten In ho*
weather, philosophical persons feci
no great alarm over the predicted
famine.
Mental derangements are brought
out by the heat, and Just as dogs go
mad In oppressive weather, many
persons afflicted with latent Insanity
are being driven Insane by the ex- .
mi pm« n»«.i
LAST EDITION
Dressed Up In
Washington
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This photograph of James Whit
comb Riley, the foremost poet of
the United States, who died the
other d.tv in his Indianapolis home,
was td-en on his visit to Washing
ton in 1910. Tii< n the poet dressed
in the height of Washington fashion
to call on his scores of friends
there
STIELOW ONCE
MORE REPRIEVED
by rstrvn parts.
OSSJAINO. N. Y„ July 29. — For
the third time Charles Ptielow, con
virted of slaying n farmer, was lit
erally snatched from death today
when the big German’s execution.
*<ct for 6 o’clock this morning, was
povtponed by order of Supreme
Court Justice Guy.
The court ordered issued an order
early today postponing execution
until 11 o’clock. The court desired
to go over "important papers" sub
niltted about midnight.
FORD, EDISON
AND BURROUGHS
PLANNING TRIP
Henry Ford. Thomas Edison and
John Burroughs are planning a
Junket up through the mountaina,
presumably the Adlrondacks. It Is
said that they will atari Aug. 15.
Bishop Hyrne, of the Catholic dio
cese of Nashville, celebrates hla
srvent} fifth birthday today.
Two Years’ Casualties In the War:
Killed Wounded Missing Total
Russia 1,200.000 J. 800,000 2.000,000 8 79*. 9##
ijermnnv rOO.OOO 1.900,000 15tk99Q } >9*
France *BO 000 1.600.090 228.000 |.47*.#C3
Austro-llunaary 478.000 1.0*4 000 *oo,*oo 1371.00#
<Trent Britain 1*0.090 480,000 70.009 *6O 000
Turkey 76. 00a 899.090 78.090 160.000
Servta .. 40.090 128.090 76 000 200.0 M
Italy 80.000 100.000 19.000 lOO.OUf
Belgium 30.0*0 70.009 60.009 160.000
Bulgaria 8.000 36.000 6.000 !MN
Total 8 *O4 000 7.870.000 8.**0.000 11.856.0tg.
ONE CENT.
Mach Booty Bdteno
Taken In Latest
Capture
DETAILS AS YET 1
ARE LACKDOGu
______ cIH
Slavs Anxiously Awafltl
Further Newa From i
Front . ..J
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BY UNITED PRESS. i
PBTROORAD, July 2#.—Kovtl
rapidly being envolopg# from tfcg|
Routh aa the Ruaaian min «(M
vanoo unceasingly against tit
triana in Galicia. Capture of
military exports pointed out I|RM
today, glvoo the cxaFo forooo on sH9
port unity to lmprovo thotr tkmgjj
northwestward toward KdtoL MmHa
while. It waa believed bore
the csaFo troops are forcing unwjtß
- eauNwa ------.ajM
An evidence of ffie III lllllpHdMil
character of the Austrian ruttrsr,!
ment before the Russian offensive
given In the fact that on
the Russians were 12 miles fNNI |
Brody and on Saturday occupation
of the town waa announced.
Petrograd eagerly awaited fOB j
word today of the details of BrodfH 1
Investment. It was regarded as oofb
tain thAt a considerable quantity St '
booty fell Into the hands of thg j
city’s conquerors, since Brody hoO |
been an Austrian field base, and aa» ■
nouncement of capture of a largi
number of prisoner* was llkewiM
expected. From Brody on. it waa 1
pointed out here today, the Ritsstaa
army of Invasion into Galicia will >.
have the advantage of a rnllroad la
the movement against Lemberg
Every foot of advance registered
along the railroad to Kovel menaces
anew the Teuton positions nt Kovi*\ '
DETAILS OF AIR
RAID LACKING
ItY VM .A L PUFFS.
LONDON. July CP—Details wera -
still lacking today of the extent of *
a German air raid announced by thg
press bureau early In the mornlngu
The official statement merely said:
"The number of raiders ha* not ■
yet been established. Tbe reports '
as to the raiders cro.<. ing the coast
cant'' from Yorkshire and Lincoln* f
shire. Bombs were dropped, but t
details are lacking.’*
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire frg* <
quenfly have been visited by
man Zeppelins Presumably If thert »
wa* a direct po'nf of attack by thu i
German a‘r raiders in today’s raid, j
It was the town of Hull, which lg
known to be a eruis* r and rnlgg ,
sweeper base.
Bible teociiers and students from ■
all psris of America are to gathut U
today a’ l ake Orion. Mich for thu JS
opening of the Interdeuotninatlonal w
Bible Conference and Cbrirtiog
Worker*’ Institute.
A comnTl*te«v of American buslnum I
men Is to sail today from N«t» 1
York for Bmxil as a result of tho
movement Inaugurated by the *
Amerlcau conference to ndvar e thg *
trade relations bglween the twt
countries.