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FALL OF MPAOME, HMOENBERt’S
SFCON GIBRALTAR, TO BRITISH
ASSWKfe SAYS WRITER AFFRONT
Ocraian IMrwt UMtf
To Extend Beyond
Fortress
REPORTED TEUTON
SUCCESSES DENIED
By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS
{Stiff CorruporiOent LiUtia Pr*t* F
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFIELD, March 14 Bapanni* seems
Coo rued
If this citadel —which IliodenburK
has called "another Gibraltar"—doe*
■ct fail before the end of tb“ week.
It will be because the British plans
hare been lold otherwise.
It would not be surprising if the
Oerman retirement spread over a
far greater territory. Meanwhile
the country Is being laid bare as U
progresses
Orerillers and Achiet \* Petit are
bow directly menaced
The famous Fxiupan wood was
given up by the Germans without :i
straggle
The British are now before the
Bapeume line After this there is
Bj open undulating country back to
the German defense line—a country
on which the Germans have long
forced civilians to work.
The German claim of IST prison
ora In two raids south of Vprea, in
the region of Wytachaete recently Is
a curious exaggeration. Upon re
goeet of the United Preas staff cor
respondent the official report of
those raids was dug out. It showed
OBly 17 men milling on the day In
gaestlon. It was obviously Impossi
ble for the Germans to have cap
tured 177 on that date
TEUTON RAIDER
IN THE ORIENT
Flett Hunts Warship Now Op
erates In Indian
Ocean
TOKIO, March 1 I —Official an
aoonrsment of the of a
German rmldrr In the Indian ocean
preceded receipt of dispatches here
today detailing the destruction by
thla craft of the unidentified ateam
tr Pukal Maru. enroate to India
Australian naval authorities were
(noted today aa declaring a Oennan
•elder equipped with aeroplanea.
kaa been lurking In the vicinity of
Colombo el nee the latter part of
fobruary
Japaneee officials etated a big An
(ksJ fleet waa acourlng tbe
•coan for tbe raider and alt ehlpptng
mi been warned
oaranuir urr
a It i sally la Pepletsd by Mi a.
bavltf W Griffith's sensational »■».
•eae ptrturs Thant) * Mllea th»at*r
tila w**k «v*ry aft#rn«' n »o
la before the tersn a< a d*' ill*
(restrain All for <>a* tdniMien, I#
M >• seats—Adv.
WILSOH TO
ASK BETTER
DEFENSES
Sweeping War Meas
ure To Be Ursred
On Congress
TRAINING PLAN
PART OF PROGRAM
Increased Powers For
Shipping Board
Part of Plan
BY ROBERT J. BEX DVR
(Staff CorrrtponAent United Preu )
WASHINGTON. March 14—Presl
dent Wilson's message to the Sixty*
fifth congress, called In eifraordi
nary session April IS, wilt be sharp
ly militant.
Defense measures such n« the
country has not been called upon
to furnish since the Bpanlsb war.
will be urged by the president fo7
Immediate consideration nnd prompt
action.
These are expected to include:
Legislation covering all matters
collateral with the defenee of tho
American merchant marine.
fuggeetien for action in some form
of universal service or training to
prepare th« American youth for aer
vice on land and tea if called upon.
Appropriation# for tho army.
Conservation measures which will
rateaae for immediate uee. the min
eral and oil resources now locked up
•n public lands.
Universal training promises to be
f hr blggw*f question facing congress
Presld-m Wilson and Secretary of
War Bakyr have iu<nt out an appeal
for "thoughtful public opinion upon
the need* and wishes of the coun
try" on this “radical departure from
the military traditions of the coun
try"
In answer to the plea, newspapers
are found thus far to favor -about
five to one- the adoption of some
universal training plan.
But. according to the military
authorities here, the newspapers are
"far ahead of the people** on the
question Telegrams and letters
from “the folks back home** show
strong aversion to any compulsory
universal servtcr or training
This registration of public opin
ton ia carefully compiled and will
he consulted by the president before
he addresses congress next month
It ia probable he will not recow
mend tha adoption of say apociAe
DETROIT TIMES
'ptttf' Wrf
training measum*^
Senator Chamberlain today said
he planned to reintroduce his own
univaraal service bill and “try to
gei It thru in some form."
The president will also urge im
mediate action on a measure to ex
tend the powers of the shipping
board "to meet the special needs
which the new situation in our
commerce horn forced "
DISAPPROVE
DR. INCHES'
PROPOSAL
Aldermen Refuse To
0. K. $9,000 Rent
Proposition
SEEKS HOSPITAL
TO FIGHT FEVER
Health Officer Asks for
Use of Court
Building
Oppoeing wbat arreared to be an
extravagant move cn the part of
Dr. Jamee W. Inches, the dty’a new
health officer, the council conimitUs
on ways and raneri Tuesday mght
lefuaed to approve bis proposal that
the city rent a building on John R
rt., near Adelaldo-at., for a period of
three months for fD.OOO. it was
planned to rise the building for a
temporary *carlet fever hospi'cl.
The building la about 70 feet square,
and waa originally built for factory
purposes
Dr. lncb*e Tuesday applied to
Commissioner Fenkell, of the de
partment >f public works, for p«r
nuasinn to use the newly complet
ed city coutta butldiug a a an enter
aency hospital during the preva
lence of the scarlet fever epidemic
The Qrlndlcy Field taboernacle und
Ibe Helle late had been con
sidered bv the health officer, but
were found Inadequate.
Commlamoner Fcnkell Is cum
to<Uan of the building, and will re
fer Ihe health officerV requeat to the
council before granting permission
The public buildings committee will
consider the proposal thla week
A move to prevent the apread off
scarlet fever la Dr ’nchea’ order
barring caia and dog* from houses
where (hero are can* * of contagui is
claease.
STRUT SRtTRAI.m
All Nations Uieiuarot* a' w»yn*
Roller Kink (onorrt* night. Cash
ntiaaa —Alv.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1917.
Algonquin Sett To Bottom
Without Waning But Crew
of 27 Men Saved
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BitHlt Wf lAttßnt aim ntflew wtTT RWHIoI kin - wW LUV |HWPWi
without warning on Monday morning.
Al of the crew of 27 were saved. The submarine refused
to assist the survivors in the lifeboats.
The report of the torpedoing was issued by the American
consul.
TEACHERS’ PAY
TO BE BOOSTED
Tearhera In the elementary grade*
or the Detroit echoola will receive
S6O a month Instead of |SO thru the
efforts of Aid Charles W. Burton in
the common council, Tuesday night.
A resolution ordering the board of
•ducatloo to fransmit a supplemen
tal estimate to the controller pro
viding a minimum wage of 972 b -t
year was adopted. Many of the
first year teachers now are recelv
ing ISO a month
In hia resolution Aid. Burton
says:
“Detroit teachers are not recelv
ing salariee commensurate with
their profession I have been re
liably Informed that they have been
working outside their regular duties
as teachers la order to make a live
lihood ’*
How British Took Bagdad of Arabian Nights
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Tha British army of the Tigris, under General Maude, passed the site
of the Tower of Rabel, and driving the Turks before them. *ent them drat
Into Bagdad, the famed city of the Arabian Nights, and then pushed them
across the Tigris. They entered and took poaaeaalon of the place The
Ruaalans. aa shown hv the arrow followed the old caravan route from
I'ereta. which Alexander the Great used and helped form the wedge which
pushed the Turka wear. In the meantime an araiy from the Auer aa m
dirated by the arrow, has passed Mount Btnai and m near the shore# of
Lka Dead ftaa, 10 mi las from Jerusalem.
$250 HAUL MADE
BY PICKPOCKET
When Alex Vagair, No 727 Mat
kle-et , boarded a car at ('lark ave
and Fort-st. Tuesday night, hts
pockets were picked 6f $250 He
says the “job" was done so expert
ly that he knew nothing sbout It
until the conductor came along for
bis fare.
Joseph Repeirs, No. 21 Thaddeua
nt., was robbed of ssl 50 st Vaoder
bilt-are. and the D. T. & 1 railroad
'racks Unlike Vagair, Repaid was
well aware that a "Job «as being
pulled on him." He wa» barked up
against a wall, and his pockets were
rifled at revolvers’ points
The saloon of William J Polte,
No. 450 Gratiot are . was entered
thru the front door and robbed of
$75 in bUls and fl 6in change. The
thieves apparently refused to drink
while at work.
HEBOTIATHMS,III IMII RABBI
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. no ii HAOUKramni
COLOMBIA
TREATY HIT
BY LODGE
Senator Calls It At
tempt to Blackmail
United States
SAYS IT OUGHT NOT
TO BE RATIFIED
Asserts Threats Are
Being Used To Gain
It Support
WASHINGTON March 14 -Sen
a tor ijodge to a n«t«mmt Issued
late Tuesday Indirectly accused
Colomble with using a possible a/H
ance with Oermany aa a club 1n ex
tortlag M*.OOO.(SC "blackmail" from
the Vailed Otatee
The troatjr with Colombia now
tefore tha senate haa been nutUa
public ao that there la no need for
alienee in regard to It,” said
"II waa made by Mr Bryan in li>l4.
It begins with ait apology and »n<la
v lih paying Colombia fyi.tKKi.COO
foi nothing la particalar except her
dodbtfnl good will after payment
This treaty baa been urged and pro
moted with intense energy by rep
reaeatatlree of Colombia, by law
jera and writ era by New T< rk
lackers and great financial In cr
eats ft haa been alum be ring or tha
calendar of the last senate s'n-e
June r*ll. hecaf*e Ihere han never
been votes enougn to ratify
"l think ft la a bad treat) but It
Is not necessary or porelble to rive
In a brief atatamant the apace
relatione witn Cbiombla would re
which even a abort rketch of our
quire. The objection? to the ’jra’v
on tta merlta seen. to be condu
it ?e but I shall not trhearie th*m.
■‘Tha re.iscna glv«>n for Its ra» f»-
ratlon at ibla moment are enr .-h
to condemn It. Even If T fuvor«*d
the treaty 1 would not support it at
this time because I am no* wiling
to have my country bla« ktnailed.
W«* are ’old. and .roil), l no
douba, th«tt German Intrigue * and
Herman lnfli.en<w hare hern ar* \«•
Ir Colombia, and therefore w»* mn«t
ratify this treaty at on' e and par
Colombia III.MQ.dOIi.
* We arc (old thai Colombia ill
furnieti Mttfcmaiinc bases to G. r
many from which >h« cen ns- >1
i ur shipping and »h* Panama <nn.il.
and therefore in the presen; reiv
er* must ratlfv the treaty an<l toy
Colombia iff with 4?* oo two <nd
•0 apology That »e are not prop
aware but we have aot yet sunk so
low (hat Colombia r*A levy tribal#
from us
"The senate ought not to ratify,
ought not to be asked to ratify, a
treaty supported by blackmailing
threats -ini for the beneflt of a
country which has proposed actively
to help our foea if war should com*
upon us. The old Mart-hall doctrine
ls a sound one; let ua not be dis
graced by departing from It."
RAILROADS
BEGIN HIGH
FARE FIGHT
Submit Figure® To
Prove Two-Cent-Mile
Rate Is Unfair
BY W. L. OALNOS.
(Staff Cerreepondee t Detroit Tim— >
LANDING Mich.. March 14 Tha
battle of tha fa! I roads for the knock
ing out of the Michigan two-cent
passenger rate and the substitution
of a two and one-half-cent rata in
the lower peninsula and a threaten!
rate In the upper peninsula, began
thla morning at a public hearing be
fore tbe Joint railroad committees of
tha houaa and senate.
Tha railroad men ware heeded by
J H. P Hughart. of Grand Rapids
of the Grand Rapids * Indiana rail
road. while their principal ypeaktr
for 'hi« morning's hearing was W C
iVishart. of N>»- York, chairman cf
the accounting committee of the Na
tional Railroads association
J4c*nator E V Smith, chairman of
the Joint committee, bellevo* that
the bearing* will las’ all this week,
after which tbe committees will take
up the htlla behind clo*rd doors,
considering minor rail bills as wall
as the rata bill. It Is predicted that
the bills will all be reported out.
Secretary Charles R Webb, of tha
Michigan Ra'lway association, was
at today's hearing with a Isrge pack
age of letters la support of the
roads' clat*n that they are entitled
to more tncnme from Passenger
farc« Son.•* of the letters are said
to he from Itetrolt shippers, who fa
vor lb* increase on rate* charg’d
to ••ass. Webb said that big
emplovers of labor thru ’he state
sr** ron' ng out In favor of the rata
Increase as a means of helping the j
roads survive the present rule of I
high prices
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It* p v ourself along by taking a
M neral Sulphur or Toaic Hath at
t\ Mint Bath House. Adv.
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Jngpl.
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RIVAL STATEMENTS
ARE PUBLISHBD
Wilson’s Attitude To
ward Threat of TW
Up Closely Watched
NBW YORK. MsKl U.—TWW
ramps from which ssfotMMM kb
avert the threatened s»tifWfH
railroad strike war will be aandMt
ed were established la the Orml
Central tarmtnai 4iiMff today
Brotbeihood chiefs, cons lag Met
from Washington today for tha
meeting with the rail send rionlhe
ence committee ’otnorrow, had 4e
idared for peaces foi sstdiami It
possible They were, howwrse. Am
fermlnsd there should be a islle
meat, tfcrn a great labor war If aee
seaary; and reports from variawa
railway centers tndloaged that atffka
rders are aaUanatioally set. cab
led te resell only la ease the man
agers meet their taraea
The railway mens gars prudseeed
optimistic belief thai there weald be
no strike, that the preetdewt would
not permit labor strife to block the
preparedness movement, amd declar
ed they stand on their aaaonnoed
belief that neither aide sbenld take
any drastic aetloe before the su
preme court decide# the eonetStn
1 tonal tty of the Adamson eight-bear
law.
President Wfteon. thru Decretory
of Labor Wilson and the federal
board of mediation, la prepared to
watch every move mode hers during
the next few days.
The deadlock reached is IlhMtmt
ed In statement* issued from (he
two ramps. Each declares Itself firm
In its lnten’lon t« “stick It oet."
The formal statement Issued by
the brotherhoods declaring tkair ley*
ally dosed with this declaration:
“Surely the public must realise ’ha*
for more than a year we have mode
every effort to secure a shorter work
day and our membership res 11 see
that thla question must be disposed
of, and Indnatrlal peace restored be
fore our country heejmea bivofwed
In war. which now seems probable.
"Heemlnglv it hae been the far
po*e of the railroad co*npa j»e* te
(<istponr final settlement of (Ms
question until either a panic era
war would defeat our plant
Tbe railway maeagers said “The
railroads promised the government
of tbe United Btatee. thru the de
pari ment of Justice as did ’be >ro*h
erhoods, that they would take so
further action until the supreme
court had acted The railroads will
keep that promise They are as’ gw
mg »© be billldojed or frightened by
the hrotherhoods ’’
There la considerable speculation
here aa to the poeer of the president
to order operation of the msdi a* a
uaie when war u m pending H. Mg