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Congress Divided On War Program
A Pledge for Every Page
If TKc TUm prists It, Th« Times toller es It
SEVENTEENTH YEAR. NO. 16«.
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WILSON USES PERSONAL
INFLUENCE WITH HOUSE
TO PUSH CONSCRIPTION
Opposition To Draft
System Appears
Formidable
FINANCES NOT
TROUBLESOME
“Old Glory” Issue May
Be Sold Thru Ad
vertising
WASHINGTON. April 10 -Th.
cabinet meeting today on the fifth
day of the war had to consider
The Austrian break
opposition within congress on Hm
administration army measure*
The announced plana for flnanmitg |
the struggl-.
Perhaps the moa» serious propo
altlon befon ’h* cabinet today w*-..
that of congressional oppcadlin ’«»I
the selective conscriptlou idem t or- I
fTe«w, instead of ti**»etiog th** eni*-r
gency quickly and unfalteringly,
heal tat Ira President Wilson him j
self has attempted -probably auc
cessfully —to atem the anti-draft
spirit althln the military committee
It ae|f.
However, the general view today
was that thla revolt against the ad
ministration plans would crumble.
Aa for the finance- demaud*. It la
thought that they will be gladly
granted once they are introduced In
congress.
The administration plan Is to get
theae under way Thuraday and then
so offer the bonds to popular sule
script lon
Everyone m the United Slates will ■
have an opportunity to buy bond?
Advertising tnay be reported to in
an effort to dispose of this "Old
Glory" laaue. The bond* will prob
ably be sold In small denominations
so that the people will have the w Id
eal opportunity to subscribe.
Further step* towards Ai»*trta ap
parently await the neit mo\e on her
part, fleliure of Austrian vessels,
described as a "protecllve treasure,”
la believed to have been undertaken
beeause of the belief a state of war
Is coming The government. It la
believed, preferred not to take any
chances of having the Austrian ves
sels dismantled.
Opposition to the president's army
plan Is not based on any reluctance
to giee him »h*- money and men he
r,*ed»' according to fhalimat Dent,
of ihe house miliary commitee hut
there i- difference of opinion aa to
the mean*- which should ’>* em
ployed.
M*n> mami'crs urge tha* the vol
unteer system be given a trial be
fore resort ih had to compulsory
draft.
Two Held as Thugs
T vo men wt r* arrested follow ing
an attempt t «rly Tuesday to rob
William Kataskv, J 2, In s Michigan
Central ab-eplng ear near Dix-av*
They ara George Davis. J 9, Brook
lyn N V , and Burt Fay, ,13. Jack
son. Both are held on charges of
attempted robbery. Katasky's as
sailants knocked him unconscious
with a coupling pin but obtained
nothing.
marts* — tbs ptata west bled—-that
Is rtfls»l lart Jsh Dsft. —Jtsla AN
LEWIS IN
REPLY TO
HOLLWEG
German Policies Are
Flayed By Illinois
Senator
SHIP ARMING
IS JUSTIFIED
Berlin Is Accused of
( ruelty and Basest
Ingratitude
WASHINGTON April 10—How
"\.aster evil spirits in the Prussian
n.flitary dynasty” turned machinery
of death on Innocent women and
children was told eloquently In the
senate last night by Senator James
Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois.
Replying to ihe charges of Than- i
r-llor von nethraanr. Hollweg In the
rclehstag that America violated Ihe
laws of this country In putting
anus on ships of commerce, bun
defended the course of the United
Slates and arralmed Germany s
submarine outrages In scathing
I terms.
Senator said he replied to
the misrepresentations becaute of
the effect they may have on cit 1-
x*-ns of German birth In America. .
He told how Germany turned on
President Wilson Just whea he was
exerting hla peace efforts.
'it was while this friendship to
Germany was being exerted by the
United States and was being cham
pioned by the president" said Sen
ator Lewis, “that these master evil
spirit* lo the Prussian military
dynasty set the machinery of death
upon the Innocent and defenseless
women and children of the United
States
"What can he said to mitigate—
far less Justlfv —the assaults upon
America while Xmerlea was extend-
I Itig her hand of friendship and gen
erous aid to Germany
“ This was hut the act of cruettv
and ingratitude that can find no
’ --ire that can excuse !♦ In all
( hrlstendom—and non* to forgive
It This was the act of those mid
f<*r conflict, craving hatreds and
I rcrkles* and defiant of the laws of
I the nation l and the rights of hu-
I manity.”
Killed in Fall From Te*a
Gusi a v Re pull, So 42* Clark
*ve . was killed Instantly in his rear
vard Monday night In a fall from a
‘r*e he was trimming to a sidewalk.
He alighted on hla head, fracturing
hla skull. Coroner Parker decided
death was accidental
LA ft wrrs or -TUB ntnnirn*
R*x Rnrh • nhefodrams from the fa
mous book, at the V. ••hlwgton Adv,
DETROIT TIMES
War Doesn't Stop Soldim Appetites
JH A •*
BHeMHUWem*t ia P
i v- * h„ r w 1 m
Even the thought of war doesn't put a crimp In the appetites of our soldiers "Somewhere In Massachusetts
the members ot the Ninth R< g m« nt Machine Gun company of the Massachusetts national guard were lined up
for mess when tins pliou>giaph whj* taken.
NAVY HOTS
PREPARE
TO DEPART
First Battalion, 300
Strong, To Leave
Thursday Noon
MANY MEMBERS
DISAPPOINTED
Rule Barring Married
Men Compels Them
To Stay Home
When the first battalion of the
Naval Militia entrains for Philadel
phia next Thursday noon It will he
made up of .100 men, of whom 240
will he trom Detroit, and It 1« ex
pected there will not he a man in
the defachtnsnt who leaves behind
a family dependent upon him.
Practically all such men have been
discharged and others have been re
cruited In their places. Captain
Lewis and Lundy
are strict on this point, and they
have rejected many who appealed
with tear* in their eyes to be taken
along
The Michigan naval militia ei
peeked nntll late Monday to start
for the Atlantic onboard early
Tuesday morning, hut definite orders
came setting th* departure for
Thursdav no«.n
Tne young sen fighters will leave
' from the Union *:nlion over the
Per*- .Marinette *«n<l ihey will re
<♦>(▼* a popular demonstration They
will he escorted to the station by
I veterans of the Spanish-American
war and the members of the Michi
gan naval brigade of IMI, which
manned the U 8. 8 Vosemlte. Va
rious other military organisations
will accompany the naval militia
from the armory to radlllacwq..
where colors will be presented to
the hauaiton. Ma*or Marx and oth
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1917.
c pronun- nt citiiens will make
'clef addiceMS at this pent.
Member.-- of the Are commission
have decided that Hitmen who en
list in any branch of the army or
nary will be (riven leave of absence
for the term of the war and that
♦heir places will be held open for
them pending their return Several
firemen already have availed them
selves of the opportunity.
Dr. W, L. Babcock, superintend
ent of Grace hospital, who was ap
pointed on a committee by the sec
retary of war to fix a standard of
hospital supplies and medicines for
use in the army, has left for Wash
ington to take up the work. Dr
Babcock will be given leave of ab
sence by the trustees of Grace hos
pital.
Major Waldo, of the Thirty first
Michigan infantry, declares *hat one
of the great needs of this regiment
Is better motor car equipment, ami
'he suggests that some public spirit
ed men might donate a few auto
mobile trucks. Major Waldo thinks
♦he regiment should have at least
eight automobiles before It leaves
to take the field again
Lleut.-Col. H. Burgess, corps of
engineers, in charge of the Detroit
district, has been notified that he
will be needed for active service.
He has already started to enlist men
for the engineer reserve corps of
the arm*. Major John 11 Pool*
will be charge of the first hsttallon
of the regiment Uent-Col Burgess
will organise
The recruiting offices in Detroit
on Monday sent to Joint the fighting
forces of the country *3 men. the
largest number recruited In a single
day since the war began. FMch day
shows an Increase over the preceed
rng day. Os the fighters who en
listed on Monday 25 Joined the ma<-
Tines, id the army and 22 the navy.
Many others hare been accepted by
all the offices and sis only waiting
for waivers from the war depart
ment because they are slightly
underweight or undersite Others
are having difficulty In proving that
they are cltisens,
fHstlsg ■ si*'* eeet kleS—(feel
Is rifki-Tla- J»k De*«.— Male
• taiiiiv Ht mcaa urnnov
Best "Matinee" bargain In town Rtv
great Vaudeville Acts and two hours
«f Pasture Photoplays- All for r»ne
admission. 10 and tbe. It |s to « to
dally Miles Theater, of course — Adv
frteHea—4W Plata eeet krtad —*%mi
la riflt-/ttseee iek Deer—Wale OB
ASKS FOR
WAR DRILL
IN SCHOOLS
Compulsory' Training
Is Recommended
By Chadsey
SPECIAL SESSION
TO DECIDE ISSUE
Military Work For the
Boys; Red Cross For
the Girls, Plan
The board of education will bold
a special meeting Tuesday afternoon
at 5 o’clock: to determine whether
or not compulsory military training
shall be established for hoys of 14
years and older in the high schools
and Junior high school* of Detroit
The resolution In which the propo
sal la made also provides for Red
Cross training for girl pupils of this
age
Dr Charles E Uhadsey. superin
tendent of schools. Introduced the
resolution Monday afternoon before
the committee on teachers and
schools, and before going into an
extended discussion, the members
of the committee agreed tba» the is
sue was of such grave important*
that It should be considered bv tin
entire board Sauiuel C Mumford.
president of th»- noard, th<-n « nlle<l
the special met tine
Dr chadsey said he had d'*c u >-*d
the resolution with principals '»f *h*
high schools and Junior high school
last week and that only two of them
did not agree that the plan was an
excellent one
The resolution provides that all
pupils must take the training unless
tli*yk are excused b> th* *ui»e:lnten
dent It recommends tha' at least
six hours a week b* devoid to the
training and th»i standard uniforms
he adopted
BITTER RESISTANCE FAILS TO HALT T
RUSH; 15,000 PRISONERS, SCORES OFJ
RUNS, MIL IOTP HANDS OF HAIR'S MEI
BRAZIL TO
BREAK WITH
GERMANY
Decision Reached By
President Braz, Say
Officials
DEFENSE WORK
SPEEDED UP
Army and Navy Are
Getting In Shape
For Duty
RIO DE JANEIRO. April I0 Bra
ill will sever diplomatic relations
with Germany some time within th*-
next 24 hours. An authoritative
source was quoted early *oday a*
declaring the formal announcement
would be made before night.
President Braz’ deendon to take
this step followrd a formal report
from the Brazilian minister in Paris
corroborating in full the stor> of the
captain of the Brazilian steamer Pa
rana as to the circumstances of the
sinking of that vess-l by a flerman
U hoa». Every detail of the original
story, including the unwarned at
tack. the tiring of shells on the sink
ing vessel, the deaths of three Bra
zilians by the explosion of th*- tor
pedo and the 1; hours of suffering
in open boats endured by the sur
vivors—many of them wounded
wi* said to have been fully con
Armed.
ft was expected that Switzerland
would assume charge of Brazilian
interests sf Berlin
Minister of Msrine Alencar today
ordered a speeding up in Brazil * aa
va| preparations and great activity
in national defense was indicated
But the official governmental hope
Is that there ne« and not be actual war
declaration followlnr the diplomatic
rupture, unless Germany gives addi
tional provocation
The public on the other hand, to
day apparently regarded the dtplo
mafic break as purely a preliminary
step to w-ar
U.S. STEAMER IS
SUNK:3I SAVED
WASHINGTON. April 10 The
American steamer Seward was re
ported torpedoed and sunk, without
warning, in the Mediterranean b' a
German submarine, in a dispatch to
th*- state department toda. from
('on«ul G'tulln at Mar>eillr AM of
been «sv*d
BIG GRAIN i
ELEVATORS
DESTROYED
Incendiaries Blamed
For $3,000,000 Fire
I In Minneapolis
BRIDGE TO FORT
THREATENED
No Guards Were Sta
tioned On Burned
Buildings
MINNEAPOLIS April 10.—Three
mysterious and apr>fir<-ntly incendl
aiy fires were unde- control early
teday after inflicting damage esti
mated at tLOOO.OOO.
Two large grain elevator* were
dertroved. while fire also threatened
the bridge across Mis Mississippi
rnrr at Fort Snelling, the military
center of this part of the country.
Guardsmen on duty at elevators
near those burned, said they heard
shots in the vicinity of the build
lets No guards had been sfsflor* and
at the burned structures
The first Are was discovered p
th* middle of the old wood* n hrldx*
across the river at Tort Snelling by
guardsmen Troops at the post,
f ailed out by firing of cannon ex
! tit;FUlshed th*' Are The blaze
winch started In the darkest par*
of the bridge was declared to have
h« en of Incendiary origin b) Ta
Holman Tuohy
RUSSIA REJECTS
GERMAN PEACE
Ruling Parlv of Duma Vote*
To Carry On War To u
\ ictory
LONDON. A; ill 10.— The Russian
official n- wr n*.y in a dispatch
from petrograd says constitotton*!
| democrat.- in 'h- dunia have .adopi
rd a feeolut ’•> .-vpres n* fuU#-t
th* prov i r-r. *1 Cf>*rinin*-n t t**-rd
upon fbl*l.t> to all pi* rnt a
li.mees. The resolution culls uj*on
*h* government to bring th*- war to
HI \ Ml v« M'S VIIV I XTO Ml * *1 »*V
I hhU SMS OltlfS. SS 1 «*■
i\« t .l j• . - rkFfk
NOON
IN DETROIT: ONE CENT.
C anadians Storm
Capture Famed 1
Vimy Ridge
BATTLE INVOLVE*!
FIFTY NUI
Whole Teuton Line Ii
Seriously Men
aced
Bv WILLIAM PHILLIF HMJtt
(fitmff Cormpontlent BrmLl
WITH THE BRITISH
AFIELD. April 10.-There to mtwtf
reaeon to believe thet by tonight
the greet British »maah «1U hereto
netted Field Marshal Half It.OM
prisoner* and between M> ta4 IMP*
gun*.
The driving force of the treat
fenetve wa* undlmtnlahed today,
with bitter oppoeltlon from the me
emy.
IvONDON. April lb.— Bitter MM*
In* marked the continuation of FMt
Marabal Haig's rorward -raaah IS
the great spring offensive today.
The British commanderlnehlef ito
ported 9.000 prisoner* tnd 40 gmaa
a* yesterday's capture* In tha flrat
day of his trcnwndoue sledge ham
mer smash
"There *as severe fighting durMg
the nigh' at the northern end of
Vim> ridge/’ he said The enemy
whs ejected and a counter-attack
b> them failed The eastern slope
was H*ared and counter-attache re
pulsed.
“In the neighborhood of 3t. Queo
tm. the report continued, "the en
emy w»h driven from the high
ground between and
Hnrgl court.
•We seised the vlTKg* of **%■►
poux and also the neighborhood de
fenses to the north and south of the
Scarfc." the repon continued. "Af
ter an intense bombardment the en
emy at night attacked on a narronr
front xouthenst of Ypree and suc
ceeded In reaching our support line
They a* re imni‘ dlatelv elected,
leaving several dead
Prot>*bly the greatest gals* to
date were made Monday on a IJ
mlle front from 01>enohy-«n Oolrello,
north of Arras, to Hrnln Bur-CoJoC
southeast of Arras Here defense*
of all kind-*, some of them moot
hcavtJ> fortified, were and
raptured by the C anadians Notsbls
itnong th*' positions captured by thn
<\m;idi;>m !• the famous Vlmy rldfn*
lohph freqv ntly has been the CO®-
i -er of sanri nary encounter*.
Th. rn in line was penetratoi
t . a d> pth of from two to throo
J miles t -jj
The element of surprise "Vidently
pla. e.i a prominent part in tho Wrtt
ish victory, for ..ion* the eottm
front recently 'here had been noth
in* tnor- th n small cncoonter* and
artillery duels. <r he thrust of tho
Urttiah *d< quirk and v iolenl.
fa ig and l»% the rapid s*e*p 'hPf
tn. again i positions * high pr»
viously had be. i: ceusld*red i u.uul
impregnable J
Th (. n idiatP <nptjred ? pftt
The i'mlh) pr< paratli n . nmofl|t