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sEVKNT KKN T II YEAR. NO. 101.
SEVEN GERMAN SHIPS REPORTED
SUNK IN NORTH SEA BATTLE
GERMANS APPLAUD WILSON PEACE
SPEECH;' WORLD MONROE DOCTRINE”
IDEA WORRIES SOUTH AMERICANS
Fear U. S. May Plan
Abandonment of
Policy
RERUN OFFICIALS
SUPPORT SPEECH
Government, However,
Is Not Likely To
Voice Approval
Bv CARL W ACKLRMAK
( c toss Correspond nt United Pr*ss.)
PEKLIN. Jau 34—President Wll
doge senate speech was telegraphed
to the kaiser and Field Marshal vrm
Hludenhurg at the front toda> Am
bassador Gerard conferred for 40
minute* with FY>mgn Secretary
Zimmerman la*t night and later
cabled the state department at
Washington. a confidential otitline
of the German foreign office im
pression Os the Statement.
Meanwhile the president's Mntl
m»-nta are fnlly echoed publicly and
ofßrlalty In Oermanjr. They are
slewed with interest and favor
Whether Germany can take official
cognisance of the declaration* Is
im»« yei deer.
It «a pointed ont by men in re
*i»on*ible official poeltiona *hst the
American presidents declaration*
ar* 1 a *t*p toward the peace for
which the people of the world long
Informal discussion by foreign of.
fie*, officials, however, developed the
belief that Germany cannot ‘aVe r»f
Ada! cognisance of the address.
This bdlef Is based on the follow
intr premises:
First He. Aiiae the Allies ro\jl> to
I’’« Wilson ha* never b*>en
officially received by Germany.
Second- Because it is believed
hat Germany cannot m«k» further
Moved toward p* arc after th> In
-.nitln»: reply to her own peace au*-
-f ion s made by the Allies
Third —Because official* desire to
await irnatc debate on the presi
dent'* address. feeling that a state
nient from Germany—even one dis
cussing peace term*-- would be an
interference In American affair.*
Fourth flernmnjr do**e not con
«;der the time opportune to state
her *erin* tho being willing to (lln
< us<- the speech Itaelf.
Men in responsible position* 111
not hesitate today to express their
antt*fncfJon over the prea!d> nt'*
argument for "freedom of the sea.* 1 '
From the flr*( Germany has !n*isted
thin was th« biggest question in
volved. The same officials pointed
out also that Germanv showed she
favored an independent Poland—an
other point on whlrh the president
laid sfresa bv her proclamation <f
November.
Except for a small conservative
group among the Socialists, all of
President Wilson’s ideas fonnd
ready support today It was be
lieved Aml»»**ador Gerard found
the foreign office's Impression like
wise favors hie.
ny charlvx r rtfwart.
Corrrnponlttnt VniteA Rre.u )
BFENOH AI FtICS. Jan 24—South
America generally, ss well as Ar
Rentlne. is delaying Its verdict on
President Wilson’s apeerh pending
fuller understanding of Its aims, ills
patches here indicate today.
An unexpected unwillingness was
manifested to forego the extension
of the principle of the Monroe doc
trine suggested in the president's
speech, because that extension was
taken as implying abandonment of
the doatrlne This was a source of
anxiety here today.
As far as the purely peace efforts
of the president are concerned, there
is an overwhelming majority In fa
\or of Wilson's suggestions.
The newspaper Raxon unqualified
ly endorsed the American peace es
forts In an editorial today.
"We believe it the duty of all neu
trals to support President Wilson’s
work," the editorial concluded
Hears 4 . W altera will fcf the speaker
for ike nest msntklr ‘-(tet-tniefk
• f supper of the students of the
f*etrntt College es Usw Friday, at
« It, p jri,. in the student# dlritna
tO.»»n Os 'he college HIS «uM»r|
will he "The corporate pet son
LEGAL CURB
OF MARKET,
ISPROSPECT
Leak Probers Certain
To Recommend Such
Legislation
BROKERS ORDERED
TO PRODUCE BOOKS
Wall Street Angry But
Will Probably
Comply
NEW YORK, .fan 24 —Reeommen
dations for corrective measures to
ward the New York Stock exchange
are practically certain to be the out
come of the present "leak" probe.
A promlneul Detnoeratio member
of the house committee conducting
the Investigation admitted today
that rjue*tions and veiled hints of
congressional action, voiced by At
torney Sherman I* Whipple, had the
definite purpose of furnishing the
committee Information on which ta
make recommendations to congress.
The committee particularly Is af
ter short pool* who rig the market
and "accentuate" imd news by ma
nipulation Likewise, the commit
tee may recommend a change in
rules concerning hypothecation of
securities M present "one poor lit
tle piece of stie k ’ a* Whipple put*
it does a lot of service, being loan
ed by one broker to another and
th» n another, and so one. each time
having It effect un the market. In
short, one of stock offers spec
ulative opportunities beyond It* own
actual money value
The committee gained a victory In
its firs* clash with the stock ex
change. for la*t night the governors
agreed to "request” members to pro
duce records showing business and
customer* from f>ec 10 to 2*. and.
moreover, to say whether they had
;giv advance information from
abroad on the president'.* rerent
note
Wall et la mad.
it doesn’t wan tto give up these
• erret* -vml there is talk of light
among some of the dealers. How
ever, thi* may dwindle and the com
miftee believe- all broker# will com
ply ralhrr than have to fa< e sub
poenas requiring presentation of the
desired data.
Used Harsh Words
To Sleuth 9 s Sister;
Called on Carpet
Members of tho police department
arc fettilns aome internal tmsihlr a*
the result of facts brought out Tues
day morning In the imltre trial of
RergJ. Louts Fo*s of the Third pre
cinct. charged with addressing abus
ive language (o Mrs Evangeline
Ftncon, daughter of Itetortive "Ja« k.”
Krlmmi-i of the Omni! Math*)
Mrs Bacon complained to the po
lice com rrd*ex toner that Foss “closed
up” a Hallowe’en dance in a hall on
Bt. Aubin-ave. and when she pro
tested. declaring "I guess you don’t
know who Iam —I . m Ihe daughter
of Jack Krtrnntel," she says Foa*
told her, "1 don’t rare who you are."
Mrs. Bacon admitted that dancing
had continued after midnight and
that sontH member;! of the crowd
had purchased beoi
Foss’ excuse for closing th* place
was that it was running aft rt r mid
night.
< ornndssioner t’our.ens took the
case under advisement.
Tkrrr la a 4 klnrae girl, a graduate
kfsllit. aaalallag awe nt tke fere
most dentists In tb» city. He *ava
that she la all right, ten, and for
out - h. al«Tt a< tlnn and attention to
the work fn hand he ha* never
#cen her equal
DETROIT TIMES
WRARGLEOD
PEACE SURE
IN SENATE
Acrimonious Debate of
President’s Speech
Certain
WILSON CHEERED
BY RECEPTION
Action of British La
borites Very
Gratifying
BY ROBERT J. RENDER
(Biefl Cerrespondrnt Untied Brest )
WASHINGTON. J«n. 24— Preal
oent Wilson's historic address to
the world U before the senate to*
d*y. *
M seemed certain early ted ay
federation would be cbnflnM, for the
present, to the question of whether
on Monday there shall be full and
unlimited debate on Ihe proposals
made by tne president.
Republicans, leu by Senators Cum
mins and Jon**s, prom bed i bitter
fight to have this done ihey will be
as bitterly opposed br Senator
Stone, chairman of the foreign tela
lions ecmnaltter* and the adminis
tration's senate leader. Ston«* wants
his committee to consider the mat
ter before there is op* n debate on It.
It appears that however this pre
liminary question f> decided, there
will be acrimonious debate and dls
ruaston of the address
If the Cummins resolution permit
ting two hours' debate by sen
ator on the rubject Mon lav falls, ho
and «ev«ral others will "go it alone"
at the first opporttmltv they ran get
Ihe floor for that purpose.
In the meantime the reaJ audi
ence. the president wanted to nd
urns*—the of this country
and of all belligerent countries —a*
well a.* gov» rnnient heads have he
gnn to discuss the address
During the week state*in*T. in
every IvdligvTent nation. It la be
lieved, will have publicly spoken ap
proval or condemnation of the pres
idenf't appeal for world wide exten
sion of the Monroe docinne. By the
end of tho week the pr» *lden* Is ex
peeted to rrcelve » definite impres
sion of bow the people and govern
nient* not only lr this nation hut
in Europe have received his pro
gram for a permanent peace.
Action by the lahoT party in con
fffretvoe at Manchester. Eng. yester
day, favoring < conciliatory policy to
ward the Central power*, Is tak.wi as
an Indication that ihe "silent macs"
at least, Jl* suggealod by the presi
dent might he willing to "make con
cessions and sacrifices" in order to
establish a pear* that mav td* per
manent.
This Manchester demonstration
exuded the president to feel i.c
diagnosed rrlght when he made the
proposal* In a fashion that would
glre the people and the llhernls a
better chance to digest the entire
address It Is understood he took
the method he did because ho 4>e-
Jleves the people "are not nearly *o
pro-war a* the government herds "
The state department’s action In
instructing An'orlcan diplomat*
abroad to give copies of the speech
tc the press abroad ns well aa to
the foreign offices was admitted In
official circle* a-* a further Indica
tion of tlie president's intention of
speaking directly to the peoples of
Errope over the head* of tholr gov
ernments.
Tot Scalded; May Die
Fulling .4 boiler of water front the
stove In hi.* home at No. 717 Frank
lin at,. Tuesday afternoon. Tony P»il
lan. Hire* rears old. received bums
which may prove fgi.il lie wna
taken to the Children's free hoepi
tat. wh»T* little hope |* held for hi*
recovers
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1917.
Pastor Builds Church in the Trenches
. ■ ft
■ I'
I %
ThU Jr'rencb padre is rector of*fhe quaintest and most unique sort of
church on the Somme front. The church la bul?t tn h firing trench near
Combles and is protected from the enemy attack by bass filled with earth.
It ia comparatively bomb-proof. The exterior la not devoid of religions sag
gestJon Over the doorway ia a roughly carved belfry and spire of wo<»d.
A bell hanga in the steeple and per hap 5 announrea the hours of devotion
when the wind ia not blowing in the direction of the enemy trenches. In
a miniature niche stands a very small statue.
INCREASE
IN DEMAND
IS BLAMED
Coal Dealer Asserts
Season’s Supply
Is Normal
Pureiy an increased demind,
j which was entirely and
1 rot any of the many reason j re. ent
’ l> ia n>s|»on*tblr for the
worst i oal shortage that Detroit h is
; had in 23 yearn, according to George
r Buchanan, of Buchanan A Huff,
real dealers. No .IM Kourth ave.
'The public is entirely unfamiliar
with the situation " aid Mr Buchan
an. "and Is inclined to Monte ev* *-y
, iodv and everything We started
ithe winter with what we considered
a reasonable amoutv of fuel and *he
uanal equipment. P was soon gone.
! Our equipment was Inadequate, md
I was conii*»Ued to supplv mere
| •-qulpment to malt * deliver**
"Perhaps the best examph of how
unreasonable the public i ran he
shown by what happened a* tin* Dia
mond Coal * Coke Cos. yard near
the Highland Park line Tht* sum
mer lO.tgtO ♦on* of cokt were Mored
t there, a quantity that under nonmil
condition* would I I’dTe' *T>T“i f~* uffi -
clent to meet all requirement* and
more. An ordinance prevented i
from ntAklng deliveries in Highland
I'ark. However, | told sm-tomws
that If they wished to do their own
hauling from our • ard, they v\.-re
welcome to do u> lat.st week I in
qulrod and there ax bu» 4't ton. of
i the 10.000 !«ft l‘eoT>|e who have
seen that immena!' pile of e«ike |»e
llcve that it mud still !< there, and
then call vis aiiri **' >*e ,trc holding
out for higher price*."
Mr Buchanan say* that ho has
7$ oar* of coal enroute furvu- the
mines to Detroit, but ha* no td--*
ss to when it v ill arrive lie help ve*
| the railroads are eoing 110 ir part,
ind expects (hit the embargo on
evervthtnr » xcepi toal «* til pmvid<*
pronounced relief in a »eek or 1*»
dav *
tAtiiM-.viMt sii.ni srrciAt.
at TXa>n* I»an>ieg Oavitieri The
Rnj *1 < ver»ttl* , i Eateitatner* vd*'
ICE CRUSHERS
SET OUT AGAIN
Fle*t Plans To Open Channel
On Canadian Side To Let
Floes Pass Detroit
Tli* Meaner Britannia, four rail*
road «at ferrica. and the tug Michi
gan. of the (ir**at Iwtke* Towing
company fleet, set wit again early
Wednesday morning on their socoi and
downriver Ice-crushing expedition
in the effort to open channels that
will permit the closely packed floes
to more past Detroit.
Altho the Britannia and the car
ferries cut theft way down stream
at far as Auiherstbura Tuesday,
cleaving a wide channel below- D<
troit, the ire ha.* not had time to
move as vet and off the foni of
Woodward arc :t was still -n tightly
massed that there war no hope i»f
resuming ferry service bet ween He
troit and Windsor dunng the day.
Conditions between Itetroir an 1
Walkcrville w*-re uochang-d. »i'h
the fear still prevailing that the ie.
would move down from l ike St.
Clair, blocking this route also
The Brlttannla broke cp»*n the en
tire channel from Amhersthurt
i,< ross *o Bois Blanc ,-uand Today
the icebreaking fleet expects to
work Its way down to Fighting M
and and then back slop- t'i. » ana
d<un sole.
DAYLIGHT THUG
RUNS INTO ARMS
OF PATROLMAN
Locked up in tb* <<>ntral station,
charged with a da>light mbh«dy at
Woodbridgf and Second *ts , Tues
dav noon Is John Ryan, alias Dan
F. ljyoos, a familiar police char
artrr Rvnn, whllt do lying arennd
a corner in flight after he had beat
e nand robbed Willi.iin J I'ntirm, of
No ;it> Clifford st , mn into th • arms
rs Patrolman Alb.-rt liaristg. of the
central «tafion. who plated hltr tin
dcr arreat after a tussle
C’onro'. coneW» iwbly hnifered *»»
N> a-ailunt, it the sta
tmn th.i Ryan 'isiV S’>7. bis wai« h
two ring : ;>nd i pocketboeh fom
lun. Tne<»e were found on Ryan's
1 person by the police
w oo: iiotri, mi • te»
| Third •♦'♦l T*fTrr*nn Sf ffrlil
nVVt'Vt* * In s 30 .. ahi
BELIEF BROWS TEUTONS SUFFERED
SEVERE DEFEAT IN NORTH SEA FIGHT;
DRITISH LOSE SINGLE DESTROYER
SOLONS TO
REGULATE
INSURANCE
Subject Second Only
To Prohibition In
Legislature
BILLS AIMED AT
LIVING COST
Deer and Bees Objects
of Proposed Reme
dial Measures
BY TV. L. CALXOy.
(Staff Correspondent Detroit Time*
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 24.—That
the chief interest in thi* teomton of
the legislature, beyond that contain*
ed in the prohibition laws that will
be enacts, wifi b* over insurance
legislation and high coat of )i\ inr
remedies, was the id** expres-sed
today by IJeut. Gov. Dickinson, pre-
Mdlng officer of the senate.
That insurance legislation will be
proposed which will cover a wide
field and he productive of numerous
battles between the advocates and
cpponents of the different measuree
has been, the belief since the
session started. The-bills themselvee,
however, are slow in making their
appearance.
High cost of living t>iilb are »t.lll
Lein* proposed. tho half a
doren already are before the house
nnd senate. .Senator James M Wil
cox, of Houghton, has one in prep
at ation whiiit he l.elle\es will be
worth SIO,OOO to f20,000 a yewr to
the state
"Under the proeent law.- said the
senator, any one who kills a deer
in the hunting -‘•‘to.cn is not allow
ed to sell any part of It Asa re
sult there were left last fall in the
north .voods nearly all the aides of
the 4.000 deer f.ha* were killed by
hunters. Mont of the horns were
tnrnwn away, too
"My hill will provide that i ach
hunte’ 1 who kills i. d**er will lirtt
one dollar of hi* hunting license fee
ret timed ta him ho- the state in ex
change for the hide of the deer he
kills The state turn can send the
hide-, to Jackson prison for In
'•tance, and have them tanned. Then
they cm be used lit Marquette jnd
other prisons for the making of
shoes, gloves and Oilier articles. The
horns could he used also in the
matting A hut’ons, knife handles
j.nd other thing a.”
L»*t week a hill was introduced
in the house to appropriate money
to stamp out contagious diseases
among bees, and 1» was declared in
connection with this proposal that
Michigan has the means to produce
enough honey for the whole United
State* if bee keeping was encour
aged propetly here
Rep Thomas Read, 'A Oceana, ha
, conform! with officials of th» Michi
gan Agricultural College at East
■ Lankina in regard to scientific legis
lation that will er.eourate the pee
industry .md proposes to incorporate
Ids findings into a bill
Numerous other proposals ihat
are designed to hit at high price*
in one way or another are expected
to mark the sessions In both houses
lor some time to come.
THEWEATHER
Dnreti and vletattyi V% sSncwlM i
"•« Si anri rknrsitif, fate, r*l<l»r tn
nllkn n*a*t»rat# waaterlr 'Haitft. tea
rnmlm inriatele.
I.«wrr Wletelaww: SroNhlt fate
Srtnfidar nl«kt ant Ttenradavi
o*F4»f fanlatett mniteratf anrtrrl;
•fta4*.
f.llratertte CtellHp* tlonllnt sales
m«aa(fr »f tk* Itsrsss nf credits
m L»»tr«tt. will adUreas the Toledo
• ’redlf M»o'a a too annual
dinned In Tol"<to VTedneadajr aeen
ior on "Th- bad blood of com -
m»r e "
AFTERNOON EDITION
Bit “LEAK”
FOUND AT
AUTO SHOW
Sensation Is Hushed
Up When Roof Is
Repaired
BUYERS CROWDING
BIG TABERNACLE
Exhibition of “Buzz
Buggies” For 1917
Assured Success
One great proof of the success of
this year's automobile show Is in
the fact ihat the attendance thus far
has averaged 10,000 a day and prac
tically every person who entered
the door* of the big auditorium paid
sn centa for the privilege Iti former
years almost anybody could get a
pass, but this year the ''free paper"
has hern done away with to such an
extent that It is safe to say that of
every 10,000 who attend the show,
9,800 pay their way in
That the theory Is correct is
shown by the result. A larger per
centage of those who have attended
the exposition thus far have pur
chased cars than has ever been true
of n show before. People who have
been in doubt about which car to
buy have waited for this show so
they could have the virtues of the
machines explained They have gone
to the exhibition where they could
compare the vehicles and then have
drawn their checks aud ordered the
family equipage
Tuesday was another big <ia> on
Orindlev field I'min early morning
until late si night (here was a
steady stream moving nito the Mg
tabernacle, so that the neighbors
thought Rilly Sunday had returned.
Also at 1b o’clock Wednesday morn
ing. when she doors were thrown
open, a line of people watted to ge»
in. They were eager to investigate
and weni oarlr to avoid th<- rush so
that the busy representative* of the
manufacturers could rive hem
plenty of time
It is said th*' the automobile* on
display represent moiv than sl,"'k*.-
bdo in value. That amount, if is be
lieved will have been »pen< for tars
a* a direct result of the show In
other words, ft is anticipated ha'
the public wfll take the enilre .<how
off the hands of the exhibitors, ex
changing th*fr caah for boar, wagons.
There was a -leak" fn the tuber
narle Tuesday that caused almost
as much tronble a* the leak asrrib
ed to somebody in Washington and
which Involves many persons in
high places Thi* leak, however,
was far wetter than »he one In the
capitol and for a time threatened to
rum a whole lot ors perfectly good
in.OOn and tld.oon busses h was a
tegular roof leak. When the snow
began to melt on the roo*. not from
the external but from the interna!
heat, the water began to drip thru
on the beautifully upholstered
‘'boats" and caused a young panic.
An Investigating committee h< ad
ed by H. H. Hhuart. manager of the
show, started a searching probe and
discovered that the leak was caused
hy holes in the roof. With great
speed and much cleverness these
holes were patched tip and the coun
try was spared the necessity of call
in* "Tonr’ I* warm from his duties
tn the *ssi Incidentally the mutt
far»wr*rs were spared the trouble
and expense of hrlngtng m new ev
hlhits, which would have been neces
sary unless the guitfv holes bad been
discovered and atuffed up
\»mr Ctevtee »f Rnttetwa
sh-MiM be *h» Wain# H<*te! M rest
and T'irkUh Hath* for Men an<l Vo.
men. '<pes Jsv inti sight tC*p» t *»-
t»nd*ntn Adv
Srlmlns—lkf llate nesf kl«A—lk*l
la r%kt—*na>«< t»k - S*tn Ifl*
IN DETROIT: ONE CENT.
Action Extended Over
Two Nights, Says
Statement
TORPEDO HITS
ENGLISH VESSEL
Only Ligrht Craft Take
Part In Hot En
gagement
LONDON, Jan. 24. —Unofficial ver
sions of Monday night's battle of
destroyers In the North sea led to
the belief today that British forces
had Indicted a severe defeat on the
German deetroyer flotilla. Holland
dispatches indicated aevan German
vessels had been sunk. Officially
the score stood one to one— both the
British and German force* losing a
deetroyer—but It la known that the
enemy ships lost a great many
more men and that they were fell:
more often and with more effect.
Dispatch** from Holland today
insisted that she German deetroyer
V 69 bad arrived at Tmuldea under
aid of tags &nd was barely able tm
float; her deck was Uttered wfffe
wreckage from accurately placed
British sheila and she reported a
heavy ceenalty list That other
German boats may have been de
stroyed wae Indicated in Ymntden
dispatches stating tha» the V-Gt
carried a nnml>er of German sail
ors from other vessels, wbo had
been picked up from the sea.
It was reported today that efjff
another German warship greatly
damaged was enroute to a Dutch
port The Dutch correspondenta of
ls)ndon newspapers today quoted
wounded German sailors as express
ing the belief ihat seven German
vessels were sunk or rendered «*e
less by the British fire.
The text of the official announce
ment says;
night, while our light
forces w ere patrolling the North
sea not f*r from the Ifiitch coast.
ttae> ruet a division of enemy tor
pc do boat destroyers
"A short •mrauejnent took place,
during which on-* of the cnem> de
stroyers war sunk mid th*’ rest neat
tcred, having suffered considerable
punishment.
"Darkness proven!ed the full re
! Milts of the action from being ob
rerved.
"During last nigh', 'here was also
a short. -*harp engagement between
on* mv torpedo lK»at dej trovers anil
our own destroyers it) »he victnlt.i
of Schocwen hank.
"During Thin engagement, one of
rut destroyer* was .-truck h.v a itc
pedu, the cvplo-ion killing thrr'» offi
'♦■rs and 4t of the i.tcv She • uh
i;• quenth wjs • unk b> cur <wn
ship*.
Ott« nips ruflered n • i ’her
r a -u«lti<*« ''
REGIMENT IS IN
NEW OUARTERS
Members of 'he Thlrty-sscoitd reg
• iment of 'he Mtcbigan National
guard who arrived late last night iu
the third train Wednesday morning
I joined their • onip mlons the first
! two «ectlons in Port Wa>n»*. Those
who esnie In th* bud s«'Ction ai«p'
on she train.
In all. there are now I.PRO meru
’ hers o' the regiment in the fort
The work of checking up the prop
er'y and giving the men a physical
examination is «-xpected to start st
>nce. as the troopers are eager to
be mustered ou' and taken Mick to
their homes in vsitcrtt Michigan.
The headquarters of the regiment
are in Grand Rapid*.
Ansonx those who slep' m the bar
racks Tueadav night was Herbert
Gardwall. 12 years old Th* bny>
father and tuothor were •lam when
VlJla and his bandit gang awooped
Jiurs ot> (’olumbua. N Ni Herbert
becam* one of the mascots of the
Thirty-second during the time t» was
on the carder Andrew Hnnsemas.
of t|;e machine gun company »»I1
Lake the lad f«> h'a bowte Is Grand
Rapids.